Cannibals: The Discovery and Representation of the Cannibal from Columbus to Jules Verne

by Frank Lestringant

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Mapping the origins and evolution of the word 'cannibal', Lestringant describes the symbolic uses of cannibalism by authors, political theorists and theologians. In a wide-ranging discussion he surveys the myth and the reality of the cannibal, and explores the deployment of the image in European literature and legend.

Format:Hardcover

Language:English

ISBN:0745616976

ISBN13:9780745616971

Release Date:May 1997

Publisher:Polity Press

Length:256 Pages

Weight:1.13 lbs.

Dimensions:0.6" x 6.0" x 9.0"

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History Literary Criticism Literary Criticism & Collections

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