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Mourning the death of loved ones and recovering from their loss are universal human experiences, yet the grieving process is as different between cultures as it is among individuals. As late as the 1960s, the Wari' Indians of the western Amazonian rainforest ate the roasted flesh of their dead as an expression of compassion for the deceased and for his or her close relativ Mourning the death of loved ones and recovering from their loss are universal human experiences, yet the grieving process is as different between cultures as it is among individuals. As late as the 1960s, the Wari' Indians of the western Amazonian rainforest ate the roasted flesh of their dead as an expression of compassion for the deceased and for his or her close relatives. By removing and transforming the corpse, which embodied ties between the living and the dead and was a focus of grief for the family of the deceased, Wari' death rites helped the bereaved kin accept their loss and go on with their lives.Drawing on the recollections of Wari' elders who participated in consuming the dead, this book presents one of the richest, most authoritative ethnographic accounts of funerary cannibalism ever recorded.

Beth Conklin explores Wari' conceptions of person, body, and spirit, as well as indigenous understandings of memory and emotion, to explain why the Wari' felt that corpses must be destroyed and why they preferred cannibalism over cremation. Her findings challenge many commonly held beliefs about cannibalism and show why, in Wari' terms, it was considered the most honorable and compassionate way of treating the dead. Read for a class on Dying and Death. This book does a great job of exploring a culture that processes death and loss in a dramatically different way from western societies. Conklin gives the whole cultural psyche surrounding death (and hunting and meat-eating) a very thorough looking-over, which adds a lot of depth to their cultural practices of cannibalism, although sometimes I found it a bit long-winded.

I also really liked hearing about the individuals of the Wari' culture. Really good read o Read for a class on Dying and Death. This book does a great job of exploring a culture that processes death and loss in a dramatically different way from western societies. Conklin gives the whole cultural psyche surrounding death (and hunting and meat-eating) a very thorough looking-over, which adds a lot of depth to their cultural practices of cannibalism, although sometimes I found it a bit long-winded.

I also really liked hearing about the individuals of the Wari' culture. Really good read overall if you're interested in cannibalism or Amazonian native societies! Professor Conklin is a cultural and medical anthropologist specializing in the ethnography of indigenous peoples of lowland South America (Amazonia). Her research focuses on the anthropology of the body, religion and ritual, health and healing, death and mourning, the politics of indigenous rights, and ecology, environmentalism, and cultural and religious responses to climate change. She teaches c Professor Conklin is a cultural and medical anthropologist specializing in the ethnography of indigenous peoples of lowland South America (Amazonia). Her research focuses on the anthropology of the body, religion and ritual, health and healing, death and mourning, the politics of indigenous rights, and ecology, environmentalism, and cultural and religious responses to climate change. She teaches courses on anthropological theory, medicine and healing, indigenous peoples, and environmental issues.

Her publications include Consuming Grief: Compassionate Cannibalism in an Amazonian Society, 'Body Paint, Feathers, and VCRs: Aesthetics and Authenticity in Amazonian Activism,' 'The Shifting Middle Ground: Brazilian Indians and Eco-Politics' (with Laura Graham), 'Ski Masks, Nose Rings, Veils and Feathers: Body Arts on the Front Lines of Identity Politics,' and 'Environmentalism, Global Community, and the New Indigenism.'

Book Consuming grief: compassionate cannibalism in an Amazonian society Beth A. Conklin.Book's title:Consuming grief: compassionate cannibalism in an Amazonian society Beth A. Conklin.Library of Congress Control Number:00047976International Standard Book Number (ISBN): (cloth: alk. Paper)International Standard Book Number (ISBN): (pbk.: alk.

Paper)Cataloging Source:DLC, DLC DLCAuthentication Code:pccGeographic Area Code:s-bl-Library of Congress Call Number:F2520.1.P32 C56 2001Dewey Decimal Classification Number:394.9/089/9839 21Personal Name:Conklin, Beth A.Edition Statement:1st ed.Publication, Distribution, etc.:Austin, Tex. University of Texas Press, (c)2001.Physical Description:xxxi, 285 p.: ill.;, 24 cm.Bibliography, etc. Note:Includes bibliographical references (p. 263-276) and index.Rubrics. (C) 2017-2018 All rights are reserved by their owners. This site is a directory of ISBN numbers and book titles.

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