1. Cannibalism
A widely debated norm that has questioned our morals is cannibalism or anthropophagy. ... For instance, "I will make them eat the flesh of their sons and daughters, and they will eat one another's flesh- (Cannibalism 1). ... Also, there was an essential belief held by some (like the Liverpool River natives) that through eating a dead relative or enemy who had a unique and desirable quality (great wisdom or clever hunter), the consumers would gain their attributes; "If they killed a fast runner, they ate part of his legs, hoping thereby to acquire his speed- (Here be Cannibals 2). ...
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