An Intellectual History of Cannibalism - General Tiki

I ikitnrev Tiki Socialite D.C. / Virginia Joined: Jul 27, 2002 Posts: 1325	I ikitnrev Posted posted on Sun, Mar 11, 2012 9:26 PM This was definitely the most interesting book review I've read today. 'An Intellectual History of Cannibalism' by Catalin Avramescu http://lareviewofbooks.org/post/18900540016/people-who-eat-people I have not yet purchased or read the book, but the above book review provides some insight into the theological debates raised by the Church and missionaries when encountering civilization where people were eaten. Here is a sample ..... A starving man eats the flesh of another, whereupon the flesh of the eaten is transformed into that of the eater. At the Resurrection, how will the bodies of each be made whole and rise up entire? If this problem could not be satisfactorily addressed, one Church Father wrote, critics could rightly “draw the conclusion that the resurrection cannot take place, because it is not possible for two men to be resurrected with the same flesh at the same time.” [ Edited by: ikitnrev 2012-03-11 21:27 ]

This was definitely the most interesting book review I've read today.

I have not yet purchased or read the book, but the above book review provides some insight into the theological debates raised by the Church and missionaries when encountering civilization where people were eaten. Here is a sample .....

[ Edited by: ikitnrev 2012-03-11 21:27 ]