Endocannibalism from Greek language Greek Endo internal or from within and cannibalism is the term which describes the practice of eating dead members of one s own culture, tribe or social group. The practice may have a variety of purposes, including an attempt to absorb the characteristics of the deceased, the belief that by eating human flesh there is a regeneration of life after death, ref cite web url http www.deathreference.com Bl Ce Cannibalism.html title Cannibalism accessdate 2008 02 13 publisher Encyclopedia of Death and Dying ref the incorporation of the spirit of the dead into living descendants, or to ensure the separation of the soul from the body. As a cultural practice Some Indigenous Australians performed such practices as acts of respect for the dead person presumably as a sign of the dead person s worth , ref cite web url http www.britannica.com eb topic 186851 endocannibalism title Endocannibalism ritual publisher Encyclop dia Britannica accessdate 2008 02 13 ref as well as some Native American cultures such as the Mayoruna people. ref name enccan cite book author Dorn, Georgette M. Tenenbaum, Barbara A. title Encyclopedia of Latin American history and culture publisher C. Scribner s Sons location New York year 1996 pages isbn 0684192535 oclc doi url http personalwebs.oakland.edu dow personal papers cannibal cannibal.html Pages 535 537. ref Ya nomam consumed the ground up bones and ashes of cremated kinsmen in an act of mourning. This is still classified as endocannibalism, although, strictly speaking, flesh is not eaten. ref cite web url http users.rcn.com salski No18 19Folder Endocannibalism.htm title Endocannibalism of the Yanomami publisher Users.rcn.com date accessdate 2010 03 31 ref The Aghori s of northern India consume the flesh of the dead floated in the Ganges in pursuit of immortality and supernatural powers. ref cite news url http newsfromrussia.com ... that protect against similar prion diseases were widespread around the world, indicating that such endocannibalism ... more details
Exocannibalism from Greek language Greek Exo , from outside and Cannibalism, to eat humans , as opposed to endocannibalism , is the practice of eating human corpses from people outside one s own community, tribe or social group&mdash most notably their flesh and some organs such as the heart. Generally it takes the form of ceremonial sacrifices or the ritual consumption of the rival s flesh in order to absorb their vitality or some other valuable trait ref http www.deathreference.com Bl Ce Cannibalism.html Cannibalism , Encyclopedia of Death and Dying. ref , as well as a symbolic expression of the domination of an enemy in warfare ref James W. Dow, http personalwebs.oakland.edu dow personal papers cannibal cannibal.html Cannibalism , Reprinted from Encyclopedia of Latin American History and Culture, Vol. 1. Barbara A. Tenenbaum, ed. Pp. 535 537. New York Charles Scribner s Sons copyvio link date february 2009 ref . Such practices have been documented in such cultures as the Aztecs from Mexico, the Carib people Carib and the Tupinamba from South America. See also Cannibalism Endocannibalism References reflist anthropology stub Category Cannibalism Category Anthropology ... more details
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Professor Michael Alpers. ref cite web url http www.britannica.com eb topic 186851 endocannibalism title Endocannibalism ritual publisher Monash University accessdate 2010 12 19 ref In the mid 1960s ... demonstrated that kuru spread easily and rapidly in the Fore people due to their endocannibalism ... in uncovering the link between kuru and endocannibalism in the Fore and the discovery of prions ... via endocannibalism. The connection between Kuru and cannibalism has been noticed by popular entertainment ... more details
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