Origin of cannibalism

Motif

Origin of cannibalism.

Mythological motifs. · Creation and ordering of human life. · Origin of customs. · Origin of eating customs. · view the constellation · filed as A1516

In our texts — keyword-matched, unreviewed

Greco-Roman The Library (Bibliotheca) , BOOK III, ch. VI
Greco-Roman The Library (Bibliotheca) , BOOK III, ch. VIII
Reference The Golden Bough: A Study in Magic and Religion (abridged) , Chapter XXXVIII XXXVIII. The Myth of Osiris
Indic The Mahābhārata , Book 1, Section CLXVI
Indic The Mahābhārata , Book 1, Section CLXXVIII

Filed across the traditions

Maori Clark 15
Easter Is. Métraux Ethnology 377.

Within the index

Filed under Origin of eating customs.

Filed beside it

Origin of time for meals Origin of custom of not eating in the dark: devil eats from plates Origin of compulsory drinking at feast Origin of custom of eating certain animals Origin of eating tabus Why food is cooked

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