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wizard in Among cannibals

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1889
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Queensland
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wizard in Among cannibals

CHAPTER XXn Unpleasantnesses at Herbert Vale — New expeditions — Hunting human flesh — Cannibalism — Human flesh is the greatest delicacy of the Australian blacks — Superstitions in connection with the eating of human flesh — The taste of the cannibals — Cannibalism in Burma . . . 269-274 CHAPTER X…

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1,799
Year
1,889
Source
Internet Archive
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Record ID
1799
Source
Internet Archive
Publication
Among cannibals; Carl Lumholtz
Published
1889
Narrative type
Retellings and Adaptations
Public-text label
wizard
Archive period
Gold Rush Colonial
Location
Queensland (QLD): B
State or territory
QLD
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CHAPTER XXn Unpleasantnesses at Herbert Vale — New expeditions — Hunting human flesh — Cannibalism — Human flesh is the greatest delicacy of the Australian blacks — Superstitions in connection with the eating of human flesh — The taste of the cannibals — Cannibalism in Burma . . . 269-274 CHAPTER XXni The burial of the blacks — Black mummies — Sorcerers or wizards — Myths and legends — The doctrine of the Trinity in New South Wales — The belief in a future life among the blacks .... 275-285 CHAPTER XXIV My life in danger — Morbora's ingratitude — Another danger — My position grows more precarious — The black man's fondness for.

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