Anthropophagy
Encyclopedia
Anthropophagy is the eating of human
flesh. It may refer to:
Human
Humans are the only living species in the Homo genus...
flesh. It may refer to:
- CannibalismCannibalismCannibalism is the act or practice of humans eating the flesh of other human beings. It is also called anthropophagy...
, the eating of human flesh by another human- Self-cannibalismSelf-cannibalismSelf-cannibalism is the practice of eating oneself, also called autocannibalism, or autosarcophagy. A similar term which is applied differently is autophagy, which specifically denotes the normal process of self-degradation by cells...
, the eating of one's own flesh
- Self-cannibalism
- Man-eating, the eating of human flesh by man-eaterMan-eaterMan-eater is a colloquial term for an animal that preys upon humans. This does not include scavenging. Although human beings can be attacked by many kinds of animals, man-eaters are those that have incorporated human flesh into their usual diet...
s- Human hematophagyHematophagyHematophagy is the practice of certain animals of feeding on blood...
, the sucking of human blood by animals
- Human hematophagy