Cannibalism has occurred across various cultures and historical periods. Here are some astonishing facts shedding light on this taboo subject.
Human cannibalism can be an act of survival, of vengeance, or part of ritualistic ceremoniesIn the recent Netflix film “Society of the Snow,” inspired by the Andes flight disaster, a Uruguayan rugby team’s plane crashes in the Andes mountains while en route to Chile. Stranded in the snow for two and a half months, the survivors resort to consuming the remains of their deceased companions to sustain themselves.
Europeans arrived in Fiji in the 17th century and colonized it in the 19th century. They would often justify colonization by arguing that Fijians were “primitive” and “savage” people, offering stories of their cannibalistic practices to support these ideas. In fact, Fijian tribes didn’t kill and eat any European explorers until 1867, when British missionary Thomas Baker offended the chief of Navatusila by touching his head. This act was considered disrespectful to the tribe, and in revenge for it, the chief ordered his men to cannibalize Baker and his seven Christian Fijian workers. This is the last act of cannibalism known in Fiji and the only one involving a white man.According to the 1883 book “Camping Among Cannibals” by Alfred St.
Another example is the Xiximes people of Mexico, who reportedly cooked human flesh in pans and consumed it in a soup with corn and beans. Bones showing evidence of boiling and defleshing were found in Cueva del Maguey, northern Mexico, in 2011. Even Armin Meiwes, known as the Rothenburg cannibal after eating a man with his consent, is said to have fried the man’s genitals in a pan with salt, pepper, wine, and garlic. The term “medical cannibalism” refers to historical practices where human body parts or substances derived from the human body were used for medicinal purposes.
The Mummia is believed to have derived from the Persian remedy “mumiya,” used to treat wounds and fractures. “Mumiya” was made ofApparently, during the Medieval period, Latin translators misunderstood the nature of the Persian remedy and linked it with whole mummies rather than the material used for mummification. after childbirth) can be considered a form of medical cannibalism.
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