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Cannibals: The Discovery and Representation of the Cannibal from Columbus to Jules Verne
Lestringant, Frank (University of Lille III, France)
Cannibals: The Discovery and Representation of the Cannibal from Columbus to Jules Verne
Lestringant, Frank (University of Lille III, France)
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 |