%0 Journal Article %T Marital exchange and cannibalism %A Lebeuf, Arnold %J Studia Religiologica %V 2012 %R 10.4467/20844077SR.12.020.0973 %N Tom 45, Numer 4 %P 255-265 %K Cannibalism, marital exchange, Tupi Guarani, Tunguz, Amazonia, Siberia, war, general anthropology, sociology, religion ; kanibalizm, wymiana małżeńska, Tunguzi, Syberia, wojna, antropologia, socjologia, religia %@ 0137-2432 %D 2013 %U https://ejournals.eu/czasopismo/studia-religiologica/artykul/marital-exchange-and-cannibalism %X Sexuality and alimentation are related in many ways. In this paper only one of the social aspects of these relations is presented. Cannibal wars and human sacrifi ce are structurally bound to the rules of marriage in various societies. The comparative study presented is limited to only two very different primitive societies living in completely different ecosystems, showing the various ways in which they articulate their respective solutions to these basic human needs.