ANTH 2051 Chapter : Conklin Jive
Document Summary
She interviewed the elders of the group who were there when cannibalism was last practiced by the wari: this was done as a form of the utmost respect to those who passed. Consumption of the flesh would assuage the family"s grief. The person"s soul is kept living in the bodies of the relatives who consumed their warm, tender, juicy bodies rather than wandering the forest alone. Normal western views on cannibalism see the people as uncivilized savages who just eat people n shit: enemy bodies treated like animals. When eating their deceased, the wari make sure not to touch the flesh with their hands as they would with eating any other animal. Social relatedness: marriage links husband and wife as blood relatives. Village exogamy will therefore increase the number of blood relatives. Need more info for personhood n shit: [insert first part of this bitch right here]. Wari did not move deeper into the forest away from other civilizations.
