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Page 174
... eaten wins battles and plows fields . It is a noble creature . A pig not eaten is useless - it neither plows fields , gives milk , nor wins wars . Therefore it is abominated . Insects not eaten are worse than pigs not eaten . They not ...
... eaten wins battles and plows fields . It is a noble creature . A pig not eaten is useless - it neither plows fields , gives milk , nor wins wars . Therefore it is abominated . Insects not eaten are worse than pigs not eaten . They not ...
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... eaten under the ritual supervision of priests at important events such as the dedication of a temple , the construction of a chief's house , the launching of canoes , and the visits of allied chiefs . " All enemies killed in battle are ...
... eaten under the ritual supervision of priests at important events such as the dedication of a temple , the construction of a chief's house , the launching of canoes , and the visits of allied chiefs . " All enemies killed in battle are ...
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... eaten bodies left on the battlefield . Taking into consideration the possibility that sacrificial victims such as those dedicated to the rain god may not always have been eaten , and allowing for the tendency of both the Span- iards and ...
... eaten bodies left on the battlefield . Taking into consideration the possibility that sacrificial victims such as those dedicated to the rain god may not always have been eaten , and allowing for the tendency of both the Span- iards and ...
Contents
ONE Good to Think or Good to Eat? | 13 |
TWO Meat Hunger | 19 |
THREE The Riddle of the Sacred Cow | 47 |
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