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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.
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Apr 15, 2024 · Mass grave found in Fiji sparks a mystery: cannibalism or contagion? Merchants and missionaries once dubbed this region “the Cannibal Isles.” The recent discovery of human remains there could...
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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.
Reverend Thomas Williams, missionary to Fiji from 1840 to 1853. 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 ...
Mar 29, 2024 · The history of cannibalism in Fiji. Prior to its recent and more common name, Fiji was previously known to early Europeans as the Cannibal Isles. This side of Fiji’s dark history is one for the culinary books and involves ancient religious customs and consumption rituals.
article focuses on Fiji in the western Pacific, which was produced as a popular and available site of colonial activity during the early nineteenth century. Cannibalism epitomized Fiji in Europe, Australia, and the United States, where a vibrant market emerged in postcards, travel narratives, mission-
Aug 23, 2006 · Abstract. This article examines the controversies concerning both customary cannibalism and missionary ethnography. Focusing on Fiji, it supports the conclusions of Marshall Sahlins about both issues, demonstrating that the attempts of William Arens, Gananath Obeyesekere and others to debunk “cannibal talk” are flawed in several ways. The ...
