
#8 - How to Serve Man - Sacrifice & Cannibalism, pt. 1
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#8 - How to Serve Man - Sacrifice & Cannibalism, pt. 1 mentions The Tribes of Southeast Australia by A.W. Howitt, psychogenesis of ritual cannibalism by Eli Sagan, The Denial of Death by Ernest Becker, and The Ones Who Walk Away from Omelas by Ursula K. Le Guin with timestamps, quotes, and episode context.
A.W. Howitt, whose book on the tribes of Southeast Australia I'm drawing on here, he wrote that the Aborigines said that the body was eaten with no d…
The psychologist that we mentioned earlier, Eli Sagan, he's got this great little book on the psychogenesis of ritual cannibalism that I've drawn on…
Sam Kean's introduction to Ernest Becker's great book, The Denial of Death, describes the world as terrifying and highlights the brutal nature of exi…
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A.W. Howitt, whose book on the tribes of Southeast Australia I'm drawing on here, he wrote that the Aborigines said t…
The psychologist that we mentioned earlier, Eli Sagan, he's got this great little book on the psychogenesis of ritual…
Sam Kean's introduction to Ernest Becker's great book, The Denial of Death, describes the world as terrifying and hig…
The speaker discusses the story's psychological, political, and cultural readings, emphasizing its depth and the comp…
In Conspiracy Against the Human Race, a nonfiction book, Ligotti addresses ideas about the horror of life stripped of…
An old piece from 1923 in the Smithsonian archive discussing the violent practices of the Hibaro Indians.
The psychologist R.D. Lange, Ronald Lange in his book The Politics of Experience, describes the experience of a schiz…
Sagan is drawing this account from Edward Trieger's book, The Maori Race. It's an old book and it's a really interest…
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“A.W. Howitt, whose book on the tribes of Southeast Australia I'm drawing on here, he wrote that the Aborigines said that the body was eaten with no desire to gratify or appease the appetite, but only as a symbol of respect and regret to the dead.”
“The psychologist that we mentioned earlier, Eli Sagan, he's got this great little book on the psychogenesis of ritual cannibalism that I've drawn on very heavily for this...”

“Sam Kean's introduction to Ernest Becker's great book, The Denial of Death, describes the world as terrifying and highlights the brutal nature of existence.”
“The speaker discusses the story's psychological, political, and cultural readings, emphasizing its depth and the complexity of human experience.”
“In Conspiracy Against the Human Race, a nonfiction book, Ligotti addresses ideas about the horror of life stripped of meaning.”
“An old piece from 1923 in the Smithsonian archive discussing the violent practices of the Hibaro Indians.”
“The psychologist R.D. Lange, Ronald Lange in his book The Politics of Experience, describes the experience of a schizophrenic patient.”
“Sagan is drawing this account from Edward Trieger's book, The Maori Race. It's an old book and it's a really interesting example because...”
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A.W. Howitt, whose book on the tribes of Southeast Australia I'm drawing on here, he wrote that the Aborigines said that the body was eaten with no…
The psychologist that we mentioned earlier, Eli Sagan, he's got this great little book on the psychogenesis of ritual cannibalism that I've drawn o…

Sam Kean's introduction to Ernest Becker's great book, The Denial of Death, describes the world as terrifying and highlights the brutal nature of e…
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