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Grief

Compassionate Cannibalism

February 11, 2019February 11, 2019 / The Familiar Strange / Leave a comment

Returning again to the ethnography by Conklin that started my thinking on this issue, the experience of compassionate cannibalism of the Wari spoke to the collective experiences of saying goodbye in a way that is supported culturally and emotionally. This exemplified a place of grief where both individual and collective experience were privileged equally.

Anthropological Reflections on a Family Death

February 22, 2018August 20, 2018 / The Familiar Strange / 1 Comment

Comparing my own experiences of death to those of the Tiwi culture that I learned of in my anthropology studies, the void that I felt in the months since the passing of my father has manifested as feelings of disbelief, isolation and under-preparedness -- prompting me to write this blog.

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