An idiom of distress often associated with the idea of the mystery and great concerns over a lost person. It is often cited in the literature as referring to the idea of cannibal compulsion among Algonkian Indians.<\/p>\n
A delusion of having been transformed into a windigo, a mythical monster that eats human flesh. It is often quoted as an example of a syndrome confined to one culture (that of some North American Indian tribes, such as the Cree).<\/p>\n
A culture-bound illness, found only in indigenous cultures of Northern Canada, in which people practice cannibalism believing they have been possessed by malevolent spirits. The disease is considered by Western psychiatrists to be a form of depression accompanied by agitation.<\/p>\n
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An idiom of distress often associated with the idea of the mystery and great concerns over a lost person. It is often cited in the literature as referring to the idea of cannibal compulsion among Algonkian Indians. A delusion of having been transformed into a windigo, a mythical monster that eats human flesh. It is […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[23],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-29949","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-w"],"yoast_head":"\n