Ад каннибалов. История людоедства и человеческих жертвоприношений

V 1564 g. turki oderzhali verkh nad polʹskim voenachalʹnikom Vishnevet͡skim. Oni vyrvali iz ego grudi serdt͡se i sʺeli ego. V XVI veke vo mnogikh evropeĭskikh stranakh palachi poluchali pravo raspori͡azhatʹsi͡a ne tolʹko krovʹi͡u, no chasti͡ami tela svoikh zhertv i upotrebli͡atʹ ikh po svoemu usmotrenii͡u. Dazhe v XIX veke kitaĭskiĭ palach vpolne mog sʺestʹ serdt͡se ili mozgi svoeĭ zhertvy. Kakovy zhe prichiny kannibalizma, pochemu on, kak pravilo, svi͡azan s religioznymi chelovecheskimi zhertvoprinoshenii͡ami? Kakova sutʹ ėtogo tshchatelʹno razrabotannogo rituala, bytovavshego vo mnogikh stranakh mira, - ot obeikh Amerik, Afriki i Indii do Indonezii, Malaĭzii, Polinezii, Novoĭ Gvinei, Avstralii i ostrovov Okeanii? Pochemu v nashi dni dazhe v t͡sivilizovannykh stranakh otmechai͡utsi͡a otdelʹnye sluchai kannibalizma? Otvety na ėti i mnogie drugie voprosy, kotorye do sikh por schitalisʹ neobʺi͡asnimoĭ taĭnoĭ, vy naĭdete v ėtoĭ uvlekatelʹnoĭ knige.

In 1564, the Turks defeated the Polish military commander Vishnevetsky. They tore his heart out of his chest and ate it. In the 16th century, in many European countries, executioners were given the right to dispose of not only the blood, but also the body parts of their victims and use them at their discretion. Even in the 19th century, a Chinese executioner could easily eat the heart or brains of his victim. What are the causes of cannibalism, and why is it usually associated with religious human sacrifice? What is the essence of this elaborate ritual that has been practiced in many countries around the world, from the Americas, Africa, and India to Indonesia, Malaysia, Polynesia, New Guinea, Australia, and the islands of Oceania? Why are there isolated cases of cannibalism these days, even in civilized countries? The answers to these and many other questions, which until now have been considered an inexplicable mystery, can be found in this fascinating book.