The Practice of Eating the Ashes of the Deceased in Order

question 39

Multiple Choice

The practice of eating the ashes of the deceased in order to charge one up for warfare and to display friendship and solidarity is called:

• A)cremain chewing
• B)endocannibalism
• C)exhuming
• D)usufruct
• E)none of the above

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