True or False facts about Wari'
The Wari' ate their dead because it tasted good.
False
What is the feeling of ambivalence?
Feeling contradicting Emotions, such as grief and anger, at the same time.
Wari believe many aspects of the afterlife are represented in their lives through what?
Metaphores.
What was the main reason the Wari practiced cannibalism?
Cultural/spiritual beliefs
Treatment of flesh from family members was the same as that of a slain enemy.
False
Mortuary cannibalism is built on_______ for the dead
respect
What was the man's name who was attacked by the carnivours spirit?
Hujin
Keeping a connection with loved ones
In some Wari' subgroups, women were allowed to refuse consumption
True
Why do people often feel this following the death of somebody.
Because they are sad that the person died but also angry they are no longer with them.
The man in the who dropped ____ and was disrespectful by not picking it up lost his crop yield for a year.
Corn
Wari' cannibalism represented the idea of what happening to the dead body.
Being destroyed and reconstructed in the afterlife.
Sometimes, people were so distraught that the funeral would be held days later, leading to eating of rotten meat.
True
When a deceased person returns from the afterlife, what actions do they misinterpret from their living relatives?
They think that mourning is actually anger or aggression.
Cannibalism at funerals was done out of ____ for close family members of the deceased person.
Respect
Close family members often ate large parts of their dead relatives.
False
The distorted reality faced by those passed on is called ____ by the Wari'
Jiamo
In Wari culture, what acts are seen as disrespectful to a dead person's body? Why?
Burying them, because it symbolizes abandonment.