Cannibalism may sound like a far-fetched concept to most, but cannibalism has always been around. Let's start with defining what cannibalism is. Cannibalism is the practice of eating the flesh of one's own species, which is the eating of the flesh of an animal by another animal of the same kind. Talking about humans, it is the eating of human flesh by another human being. 1. Endocannibalism is one of the forms of cannibalism. It is the ritual of eating a family member or friend after their death. Endocannibalism is performed as a ritual. The flesh is eaten out of respect, with the belief being that the dead person's wisdom can be absorbed by eating their remains. The Yanomamo tribes of Venezuela and Brazil reportedly practiced endocannibalism by mixing the ashes of dead relatives with a plantain soup and eating. In Papua New Guinea, the Fore people practiced endocannibalism as part of funerary rites. Women and children played the most important role in endoca...
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