Cannibalism - The Last Taboo & Flesh & Blood

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Reay Tannahill: Flesh & Blood. A History of Cannibal Complex, pehmeäkantinen, 320 sivua, 1996. omistajan signeeraus.

Brian Marriner: Cannibalism - The Last Taboo! Pehmeäkantinen, 268 sivua, 1992. Omistajan sign.

In this gruesome yet compelling study, Brain Marriner charts a journey through the dark depths of the human psyche, tracing cannibalism from its prehistoric roots to the present day. From the Aztecs who ritually sacrificed and devoured their enemies to shipwreck survivors who ate the cabin boy; from the Japanese student who shot his girlfriends and sliced her thinly to eat raw, to the horrific murders committed by Jeffrey Dahmer and Andrei Chikatilo.Drawing on historical evidence and recent criminal cases, Marriner's chilling catalogue of human flesh-eaters takes us to the frontiers of real-life horror ...

Reay Tannahill's classic survey of the anthropophagic urge is a beacon of scholarly wit in the dark shadows of our innermost fears. Tracing the practice back to its earliest days, Tannahill explores the symbolism, meanings and motivating factors of this ancient phenomenon, and assesses its influence in many of our enduring myths and habits, from vampires and werewolves to the celebration of the Eucharist.
Now with a new section on the upsurge in horror fiction, and studies of serial-killer cannibals such as Dahmer and Chikatilo, Flesh and Blood is as relevant, shocking and fascinating today as it was twenty years ago.