If you enjoy this sort of thing, you might try Marvin Harris' book Cannibals and Kings. It's pretty old now - I read it in 1990 - but it's full of thought-provo

If you enjoy this sort of thing, you might try Marvin Harris' book Cannibals and Kings. It's pretty old now - I read it in 1990 - but it's full of thought-provoking illustrations of how apparently bizarre superstitions and practices can actually be adaptive.