Hamatsa

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Publication Year:
1997

ISBN-13: 9781553802051

The first book-length study of whether cannibalism existed on the Pacific Northwest coast. McDowell shows how a "cannibal complex" among Westerners coloured many early accounts of "man-eating," and how this perception obscured the importance of ritual cannibalism in the secret Hamatsa ceremony—a crucial feature of Native spirituality.<span>The&#10;first book-length study of whether cannibalism existed on the Pacific Northwest&#10;coast. McDowell shows how a &#34;cannibal complex&#34; among Westerners&#10;coloured many early accounts of &#34;man-eating,&#34; and how this perception&#10;obscured the importance of ritual cannibalism in the secret Hamatsa ceremony&#8212;a&#10;crucial feature of Native spirituality.</span>