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Christianity and Cannibalism
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The early Christian missionaries tried to convert the South Pacific islanders away from cannibalism.
But if God did not want us to be cannibals ... why did he make us of meat?
But if God did not want us to be cannibals ... why did he make us of meat?
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cannibalism was not exclusively a religious rite or the expression of an urge for revenge: it was also induced by a simple liking for human flesh that could impel a man to kill for no other reason than his desire for fresh meat.
man was the only large mammal whose flesh was ‘readily’ available on easter island.
women and children were the principal victims of these inveterate cannibals. the reprisals were all the more violent because an act of cannibalism committed against the member of a family was a terrible insult to the whole family. those who had taken part in the meal were entitled to show their teeth to the relatives of the victim and say, 'your flesh has stuck between my teeth'.
the karankawa indians did it to be pious though, so i guess some gods apparently said it was ok.
man was the only large mammal whose flesh was ‘readily’ available on easter island.
women and children were the principal victims of these inveterate cannibals. the reprisals were all the more violent because an act of cannibalism committed against the member of a family was a terrible insult to the whole family. those who had taken part in the meal were entitled to show their teeth to the relatives of the victim and say, 'your flesh has stuck between my teeth'.
the karankawa indians did it to be pious though, so i guess some gods apparently said it was ok.
jj, in the song of solomon one might suspect ....
"as the apple tree among the trees of the wood, so is my beloved among the sons. i sat down under his shadow with great delight, and his fruit was sweet to my taste."
that the lover is possibly nibling on some kind of "human meat". can't think what thoiugh.
"as the apple tree among the trees of the wood, so is my beloved among the sons. i sat down under his shadow with great delight, and his fruit was sweet to my taste."
that the lover is possibly nibling on some kind of "human meat". can't think what thoiugh.
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