An introduction to cannibal talk -- Angels of deliverance, 1483-ca. 1543 -- Phantoms of the Kongo, 1568-1591 -- Destroyers of Angola, 1600-1625 -- Queen of cruelty, 1629-1655 -- Preachers and publicists, 1500-ca. 1670 -- The afterlife of the Jaga
Summary
In Converging on Cannibals, Jared Staller demonstrates that one of the most terrifying discourses used during the era of transatlantic slaving--cannibalism--was coproduced by Europeans and Africans. When these people from vastly different cultures first came into contact, they shared a fear of potential cannibals
