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- ↑ John Gallagher (2017-05-11). "The Rituals of Dinner by Margaret Visser review – why table manners matter". The Guardian . Retrieved 2019-09-19.
With the wry humour that enlivens this book, she remarks: 'Nothing so unites us as gathering with one mind to murder someone we hate, unless it is coming together to share in a meal.'
- ↑ Maura Judkis (2018-10-18). "A teen allegedly baked her grandfather's ashes into cookies — and fed them to classmates". Washington Post . Retrieved 2019-09-19.
If the girl who baked her grandfather into the cookies ate one, this would make her an endocannibal — someone who eats the remains of a relative or fellow tribesperson. According to Margaret Visser's book "The Rituals of Dinner: The Origins, Evolution, Eccentricities and Meaning of Table Manners," endocannabalism has been practiced by ancient tribes throughout history, who "can, and indeed must, 'take in' the life essence of a dead fellow tribesman by eating him after he has died a natural death.
- ↑ Hrag Vartanian (2019-09-03). "The History, Context, and Legacy of an Ancient Maya Plate: Four experts peel back the layers of history hidden in an object that people believe was once used to serve white venison tamales centuries ago". Hyperallergic . Retrieved 2019-09-19.
In this episode, we talk to four experts in the field, Gardiner Museum educator and curator Siobhan Boyd, Metropolitan Museum curator James Doyle, cultural historian Margaret Visser, and Popti storyteller Maria Monteja to peel back the layers of history in this wondrous artifact from ancient times to learn about Maya traditions and culture through the lens of today.
