{"product_id":"this-horrid-practice-the-myth-and-reality-of-traditional-maori-cannibalism-by-paul-moon-very-scarce-out-of-print-1","title":"This Horrid Practice the Myth and Reality of Traditional Maori Cannibalism By Paul Moon. VERY SCARCE. OUT OF PRINT.","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis Horrid Practice the Myth and Reality of Traditional Maori Cannibalism By Paul Moon. \u003cbr\u003eVERY SCARCE. OUT OF PRINT.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePublisher: Penguin Books (NZ). 2008.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eVery good softback, no inscriptions, a little creasing to corners and some pages.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis Horrid Practice uncovers an unexplored taboo of New Zealand history - the widespread practice of cannibalism in pre-European Maori society. Until now, many historians have tried to avoid it and many Maori have considered it a subject best kept quiet about in public. Paul Moon brings together an impressive array of sources from a variety of disciplines to produce this frequently contentious but always stimulating exploration of how and why Maori ate other human beings, and why the practice shuddered to a halt just a few decades after the arrival of Europeans in New Zealand. The book includes a comprehensive survey of cannibalism practices among traditional Maori, carefully assessing the evidence and concluding it was widespread. Other chapters look at how explorers and missionaries saw the practice; the role of missionaries and Christianity in its end; and, in the final chapter, why there has been so much denial on the subject and why some academics still deny that it ever happened. \u003cbr\u003e301 pages.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eALL PHOTOS ARE OF THE ACTUAL BOOK. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAll books are sent with free courier postage within New Zealand.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Phoenix Books NZ","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50307355934967,"sku":null,"price":154.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0603\/7687\/5255\/files\/IMG_8708_ea9bd500-5f8c-4079-9da4-974c50bcf53a.jpg?v=1779479959","url":"https:\/\/phoenixbooksnz.com\/en-de\/products\/this-horrid-practice-the-myth-and-reality-of-traditional-maori-cannibalism-by-paul-moon-very-scarce-out-of-print-1","provider":"Phoenix Books NZ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}