Cannibalism Cannibalism is a act of practice of human eating other humans. The term dervies from the Spanish name (caribales) for the Carib people, first encountered by Christopher Columbus. Care sgould be taked to distinguish among ritual cannibalism sanctioned by a cultural code,cannibalism by necessity occuring in extreme situations of famine, and cannibalism by mentally disturbed persons. Reliable firsthand accounts of the practice are comparatively rare, causing some to question whether full-blown cannibalism has exited. Most agree that the consumption of particular portions or organs was a ritual means by which powers of witchcraft and sorcery might be exercised. The Aztecs apparently practiced cannibalism on large scale as part of the ritual of human sacrifice. Nevertheless, archae...
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