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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 · Evidence of cannibalism in Fiji dates back 2,500 years. Butchered human bones, conspicuously mingled with food waste, were a common find until the mid-19th century. By 1800, the act had transcended mere consumption; it had become ritualistic, woven into the fabric of Fijian religion and warfare. Cannibalism wasn't an act of sustenance, but ...
- Joanna Gillan
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Thomas Baker (missionary) Thomas Baker (6 February 1832 – 21 July 1867) was a Methodist missionary in Fiji, known as being the only missionary in the archipelago to be killed and eaten, along with seven of his Fijian followers. The incident occurred in the Navosa Highlands of western Viti Levu in July 1867, and the rock used to kill Baker is ...
- 6 February 1832, United Kingdom
Mar 29, 2024 · Cannibal Rituals in Fiji. Bodies used for cannibal intent, whether dead or alive, were referred to as, ‘Bokola’ (Boh-koh-lah). In those days, Bokola’s were gained from warfare as prisoners of war and, at times, gifted to chiefs. They were also given as religious sacrifices, and the victims picked from the lower class (kaisi’s) or ...
Aug 23, 2006 · [2] A. J. Brewster includes a detailed account of Baker's death in The Hill Tribes of Fiji (Brewster, Citation 1967: 26–34), first published in 1922.He updates that account with the help of a native informant and eyewitness in King of the Cannibal Isles, his history of Fiji and Thakombau's government from 1871 forward (Brewster, Citation 1937: 120–126).
- Patrick Brantlinger
- 2006
Trivium 17 (1982) 103-117 Missionaries to the Cannibals: the establishment of the first European Mission in Fiji, 1835-1843. John H. Darch One of the manifestations of the Evangelical revival in eighteenth-century England was the establishment, in the 1790s and the decades immediately following, of a number of missionary societies intent on carrying the Christian gospel to undeveloped and ...
Abstract. This chapter examines the debate about cannibalism through the writings of the first missionaries to Fiji. Although most accounts of cannibalism throughout history have been fabricated or at least exaggerated, the Wesleyan missionaries in Fiji before 1874 provide some of the best eyewitness testimony about its practice from anywhere in the world.
