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A form of cannibalism, the eating of dead members of ones own social group, often associated with spiritual beliefs.
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Endocannibalism — (from Greek Endo internal or from within and cannibalism) is the term which describes the practice of eating dead members of one s own culture, tribe or social group. The practice may have a variety of purposes, including an attempt to absorb the … Wikipedia
endocannibalism — en·do·cannibalism … English syllables
endocannibalism — “+ noun Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary end + cannibalism; originally formed as German endokannibalismus : cannibalism of members of one s own family or tribe contrasted with exocannibalism … Useful english dictionary
Exocannibalism — (from Greek Exo , from outside and Cannibalism, to eat humans ), as opposed to endocannibalism, is the practice of eating human corpses, most notably their flesh and some organs such as the heart, from people outside one s own community, tribe or … Wikipedia
Cannibalism — For non human cannibalism, see Cannibalism (zoology). For other uses, see Cannibal (disambiguation). Cannibalism, Brazil. Engraving by Theodor de Bry for Hans Staden s account of his 1557 captivity … Wikipedia
Wari' — The Waricaca , also known as the Pakaa Nova, are an Amerindian nation indigenous to the Amazon rainforest. They are native to the state of Rondônia, Brazil and were first seen by European settlers at the shores of the river Pakaa Nova, which is a … Wikipedia
Amahuaca — The Amahuaca or Amhuaca are a Native South American people of the Peruvian and Brazilian Amazonia. Sedentary farmers, hunters and gatherers, they speak a Panoan language and reputedly practised endocannibalism the ritual cannibalism of deceased… … Wikipedia
List of belief systems — Below are words that designate a set or subset of beliefs. This includes dispositional beliefs.Many, but not all, of these words end with the suffix –ism . Words like magnetism , prism , and schism , are not included, because they do not… … Wikipedia
cannibalism — cannibalistic, adj. cannibalistically, adv. /kan euh beuh liz euhm/, n. 1. the eating of human flesh by another human being. 2. the eating of the flesh of an animal by another animal of its own kind. 3. the ceremonial eating of human flesh or… … Universalium
endocannibal — noun One who practises endocannibalism … Wiktionary
