Cremation, Corpses and Cannibalism
Comparative Cosmologies and Centuries of Cosmic Consumption| By: | Anders Kaliff, Terje Oestigaard |
| Publisher: | Cambridge Scholars Publishing |
| Print ISBN: | 9781443881739 |
| eText ISBN: | 9781443891806 |
| Edition: | 1 |
| Copyright: | 2017 |
| Format: | Page Fidelity |
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Cremation was not the final rite. The archaeological record shows the dead—flesh and bone—were incorporated in other rituals. Bones leave traces of practices unseen in the contemporary world, including cannibalism. This book fleshes out prehistoric religions in Scandinavia.