Cannibals: The Discovery and Representation of the Cannibal from Columbus to Jules Verne - Lestringant, Frank (University of Lille III, France) - Books - John Wiley and Sons Ltd - 9780745616971 - April 21, 1997
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Cannibals: The Discovery and Representation of the Cannibal from Columbus to Jules Verne

Lestringant, Frank (University of Lille III, France)

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

This work provides an account of the existence of New World cannibalism and the images it conjured up for Europeans from the Renaissance to the 19th century. It describes the symbolic uses of cannibalism by authors, political theorists and theologians throughout the period.


256 pages, 1, black & white illustrations

Media Books     Hardcover Book   (Book with hard spine and cover)
Released April 21, 1997
ISBN13 9780745616971
Publishers John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Pages 256
Dimensions 158 × 237 × 26 mm   ·   510 g