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Eat Thy Neighbor

A History of Cannibalism

By Mark Donnelly, Daniel Diehl

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| Hardcover | 9780750943727

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Book Description

Cannibalism is unquestionably one of the oldest and deepest-seated taboos. This book is a lively and informative account from the earliest known incidents to the present day. It includes ritual cannibalism in primitive societies, cases in mythology, literature, and fairytales, as well as Mrs Lovett,Continue

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disappointing

The book claims to be written "by two historians". Therefore it could not misbehave as follows:
-state at the very beginning that the Odyssey and Iliad were written (?!) in the 7th (!!) century B.C.;
-dedicate 8 scant lines to the "Méduse" shipwreck but 10-20 pages each to modern serial k ... (continue)

The book claims to be written "by two historians". Therefore it could not misbehave as follows:
-state at the very beginning that the Odyssey and Iliad were written (?!) in the 7th (!!) century B.C.;
-dedicate 8 scant lines to the "Méduse" shipwreck but 10-20 pages each to modern serial killers;
-suggest to go online shopping for Alfred Packer's memorabilia; ... and so on.
I'll give them ** instead of * because, for those with a dark sense of humor, it is quite well written; but this is, at best, ill-documented entertainment.

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