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Among the Cannibals: Adventures on the Trail of Man's Darkest Ritual (Hardcover)
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Description
It's the stuff of nightmares, the dark inspiration for literature and film. But astonishingly, cannibalism does exist, and in Among the Cannibals travel writer Paul Raffaele journeys to the far corners of the globe to discover participants in this mysterious and disturbing practice. From an obscure New Guinea river village, where Raffaele went in search of one of the last practicing cannibal cultures on Earth; to India, where the Aghori sect still ritualistically eat their dead; to North America, where evidence exists that the Aztecs ate sacrificed victims; to Tonga, where the descendants of fierce warriors still remember how their predecessors preyed upon their foes; and to Uganda, where the unfortunate victims of the Lord's Resistance Army struggle to reenter a society from which they have been violently torn, Raffaele brings this baffling cultural ritual to light in a combination of Indiana Jones-type adventure and gonzo journalism.
Illustrated with photographs Raffaele took during his travels, Among the Cannibals is a gripping look at some of the more unsavory aspects of human civilization, guaranteed to satisfy every reader's morbid curiosity.
About the Author
Paul Raffaele has scored many world scoops for such magazines as Reader's Digest, Parade, and Smithsonian, including stories on North Korea, Saharan slave traders, and East Timor's fight for independence. He lives in Sydney, Australia.
Praise for Among the Cannibals: Adventures on the Trail of Man's Darkest Ritual…
“[A] modern, non-fiction version of Conan Doyle’s The Lost World: a time-warp glimpse into man’s most primordial nightmare; exciting, fantastic, horrific - and a very well-written travel narrative.”
-Peter Nichols, author of A Voyage for Madmen
“Simply fascinating… Raffaele’s book is worth devouring.”
-Associated Press
“Raffaele is a fun writer who has proved his ability to illuminate the oddness of the world. Maybe it’s time for Smithsonian’s editors to bring him in from the boondocks and set him loose in the USA.”
-Peter Carlson, Washington Post (January 8, 2007)
“Travel writer Raffaele’s adventures in search of real cannibals…Curl up with this book and a nice Chianti.”
-New York Post, One of the top 10 picks for Summer Reads
“Swashbuckling…A dark thrill ride to the extremes of behavior… reaches beyond adventure anthropology and achieves a tone of urgent humanity.”
-Kirkus Reviews
