| 词条 | This Horrid Practice |
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| name = This Horrid Practice: The Myth and Reality of Tradition Maori Cannibalism | title_orig = | translator = | image = This Horrid Practice.jpg | caption = | author = Paul Moon | illustrator = | cover_artist = | country = New Zealand | language = English | series = | subject = | genre = | publisher = Penguin NZ | pub_date = 4 August 2008 | english_pub_date = | pages = 304 | isbn = 978-0-14-300671-8 | dewey= | congress= | oclc= | preceded_by = | followed_by = }}This Horrid Practice: The Myth and Reality of Traditional Maori Cannibalism is a 2008 non-fiction book by New Zealand historian Paul Moon. The book is a comprehensive survey of the history of human cannibalism among the Māori of New Zealand. It was the first published academic survey of Māori cannibalism.[1] The title of the book is drawn from the 16 January 1770 journal entry of Captain James Cook, who, in describing acts of Māori cannibalism, stated "though stronger evidence of this horrid practice prevailing among the inhabitants of this coast will scarcely be required, we have still stronger to give."[2] Contents{{expand section|date=March 2019}}Post publicationShortly after the book appeared, it was featured in numerous news reports and on the New Zealand television programme 60 Minutes. The publication of This Horrid Practice was controversial because of the book's determination that cannibalism was widespread among New Zealand Māori until the mid-19th century. Māori cannibalism is a sensitive topic in New Zealand, and Moon anticipated that the book would be negatively received by some.[3] The book prompted an anonymous but formal complaint to the New Zealand Human Rights Commission, arguing that it "describes the whole of Maori society as violent and dangerous. This is a clearly racist view claiming a whole ethnic group has these traits."[3] One of Moon's critics, Margaret Mutu, acknowledged that cannibalism was widespread throughout New Zealand but argued that Moon, as a Pākehā (white person), "did not understand the history of cannibalism and it was 'very, very hard for a Pakeha to get it right on these things'".[4] Moon responded by stating that Mutu had "condemned me and announced to the media that I did not understand the history of cannibalism, although she admitted to not having read even a single sentence of the book."[6] Moon also charged his critics with attempted censorship and name-calling.[5] He commented: What amazes me is that the critics who say I don’t understand the mechanisations of this practice often have not even read the book. Nor do they have evidence to the contrary. While they may not like its content, they can’t deny historical fact. And trying to censor this book is denying the past.[6] References1. ^{{cite news |url=http://www.nzherald.co.nz/books/news/article.cfm?c_id=134&objectid=10521165 |title=Cannibalism had little to do with consuming enemies' mana, says historian |author=Tahana, Yvonne |date=12 July 2008 |work=The New Zealand Herald |accessdate=22 November 2011}} 2. ^John Byron, Samuel Wallis, Philip Carteret, James Cook, Joseph Banks (1785, 3d ed.). An account of the voyages undertaken by the order of His present Majesty for making discoveries in the southern hemisphere, vol. 3 (London) [https://books.google.com/books?id=bFgBAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA295&lpg=PA295&dq=#v=onepage&q&f=false p. 295]. 3. ^{{cite news |url=http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=10529179 |title=Racism claim over cannibal book |author=Tahana, Yvonne |date=27 August 2008 |work=The New Zealand Herald |accessdate=22 November 2011}} 4. ^{{cite news |url=http://www.stuff.co.nz/archived-stuff-sections/archived-national-sections/korero/565552 |title=Tales of Maori cannibalism told in new book |date=5 August 2008 |agency=NZPA |work=Stuff.co.nz |accessdate=22 November 2011}} 5. ^1 {{cite news |url=http://www.nzherald.co.nz/books/news/article.cfm?c_id=134&objectid=10529547 |title=Censorship alive and well and living in NZ |author=Moon, Paul |authorlink=Paul Moon |date=29 August 2008 |work=The New Zealand Herald |accessdate=22 November 2011}} 6. ^1 {{cite news |url=http://www.stuff.co.nz/auckland/local-news/east-bays-courier/601301 |title=Author unbowed on book's horrid reaction |date=28 August 2008 |work=East & Bays Courier |accessdate=22 November 2011}} 11 : 2008 non-fiction books|Māori culture|Māori society|Māori history|New Zealand books|Non-fiction books about cannibalism|Cannibalism in Oceania|Books about New Zealand|Race relations in New Zealand|Penguin Books books|Controversies in New Zealand |
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