01980oam 2200505 450 991079450340332120230629221814.01-78914-445-01789144450(electronic bk.)9781789144451(electronic bk.)17891444429781789144444(CKB)4100000012025650(MiAaPQ)EBC6724528(Au-PeEL)EBL6724528(OCoLC)1268411159(EXLCZ)99410000001202565020211214d2021 uy 0engurcz#---auuuutxtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierEaters of the dead myths and realities of cannibal monsters /Kevin J Wetmore, JrLondon :Reaktion Books, Limited,2021.1 online resource (273 pages) illustrations1-78914-444-2 Includes bibliographical references and index.Cover -- Title Page -- Copyright -- Contents -- Introduction: The Fear of Being Eaten -- One: Sky Burial, Cyclops and the Conqueror Worm -- Two: Eating the Gods, Gods Eating Men -- Three: Grendel and the Ogres -- Four: Ghuls and Ghouls -- Five: Asian and Oceanian Flesh-eaters and Corpse-devourers -- Six: Wendigo -- Seven: Human Cannibals -- Eight: Flesh-eating in Popular Culture and Contemporary Reality -- Conclusion: We Can't Stop Eating -- References -- Bibliography -- Acknowledgements -- Photo Acknowledgements -- Index.CannibalismCannibalismMythologyMonstersCannibalism.CannibalismMythology.Monsters.398.4Wetmore Kevin J.Jr.,1969-1490487MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQCaOWtLBOOK9910794503403321Eaters of the dead3711896UNINA