Mortal Rituals : What the Story of the Andes Survivors Tells Us About Human Evolution
Matt J. Rossano
Bok Engelsk 2013 · Electronic books.
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| Utgitt | New York : : Columbia University Press, , 2013.
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| Omfang | 1 online resource (247 p.)
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| Opplysninger | Description based upon print version of record.. - ""Contents""; ""Preface ""; ""Introduction: The Crash of Flight UAF 571""; ""1. Natural Versus Civilized""; ""2. The Evolution of Taboo ""; ""3. This Cold and Capricious Place ""; ""4. Mountain Rituals ""; ""5. Rituals of Love ""; ""6. Ritual Defeats the Mountain ""; ""7. God of the Mountain ""; ""Notes ""; ""References ""; ""Index "". - On December 21, 1972, sixteen young survivors of Uruguayan Air Force Flight 571 were rescued after spending ten weeks stranded at the crash site of their plane, high in the remote Andes Mountains. The incident made international headlines and spawned several bestselling books, fueled partially by the fact that the young men had resorted to cannibalism to survive. Matt Rossano examines this story from an evolutionary perspective, weaving together findings and ideas from anthropology, psychology, religion, and cognitive science. He ties their story to our story, seeing in the mortal rituals of t
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| Emner | Airplane crash survival
Behavior evolution Evolutionary psychology Taboo Vis mer... Psychology
Social Sciences evolusjon psykologi atferdsevolusjon mennesker overlevelse tabu kannibalisme flyulykke andes |
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| ISBN | 9780231165006
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