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Apr 19, 2021 · Cannibalism has a long history in the Fijian islands, which were previously known as the Cannibal Islands. According to the Fiji Museum, there is archaeological evidence to suggest that the practice of consuming human flesh dates back more than 2,500 years here. Excavations have uncovered various human remains, with clear evidence of ...
- Juliette Sivertsen
Oct 20, 2023 · Fiji, the idyllic paradise in the South Pacific, carries a dark historical secret. Long before it was renowned for its scenic beauty, early European explorers knew it as the foreboding 'Cannibal Isles'. Such a reputation served as a severe deterrent to European settlement, with the practice of cannibalism being deeply entrenched in Fijian history.
- Joanna Gillan
Apr 15, 2024 · A mass grave recently discovered at the fort may be the result of cannibalism—or disease brought back from a king's visit. The reef-fringed shores of Fiji’s largest island of Vitu Levu draw ...
Jul 18, 2014 · Taveuni, Fiji (Photo: Tanja M. Laden) I finally resolved to write about cannibalism once I learned that we’d be visiting the island where the last act of cannibalism was recorded: Taveuni. Also called the “Garden Isle,” Taveuni is the third largest island in Fiji, with indigenous people comprising about 75% of the population.
Cannibalism has been well documented in much of the world, including Fiji (once nicknamed the "Cannibal Isles"), the Amazon Basin, the Congo, and the Māori people of New Zealand. Cannibalism was also practised in New Guinea and in parts of the Solomon Islands , and human flesh was sold at markets in some parts of Melanesia [11] and of the ...
Jun 5, 2012 · In nineteenth-century Fiji, cannibalism was a key symbol, the focal paradigmatic gesture upon which orderly social relations were mythically and ritually based. The passions exhibited in cannibal custom – the rage, joy, fierce aggressiveness, and sexual excess – were deeply etched in the Fijian collective psyche and social foundation.
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In 1867, the Fijian custom of using one's political enemies as an excuse for a banquet was on its way out. Ironically, the last act of cannibalism in Fiji claimed the lives of an English ...
