Hamatsa

The Enigma of Cannibalism on the Pacific NW Coast

Nonfiction, History, Americas, Native American, Social & Cultural Studies, Social Science, Sociology
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Author: Jim McDowell ISBN: 9781553800880
Publisher: Ronsdale Press Publication: March 1, 1997
Imprint: Ronsdale Press Language: English
Author: Jim McDowell
ISBN: 9781553800880
Publisher: Ronsdale Press
Publication: March 1, 1997
Imprint: Ronsdale Press
Language: English

The first book-length study of whether cannibalism existed on the Pacific Northwest coast. McDowell shows how a "cannibal complex" among Westerners coloured many early accounts of "man-eating," and how this perception obscured the importance of ritual cannibalism in the secret Hamatsa ceremony—a crucial feature of Native spirituality.

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The first book-length study of whether cannibalism existed on the Pacific Northwest coast. McDowell shows how a "cannibal complex" among Westerners coloured many early accounts of "man-eating," and how this perception obscured the importance of ritual cannibalism in the secret Hamatsa ceremony—a crucial feature of Native spirituality.

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