Editing Taboo (section)

==Examples==
[[File:Os Filhos de Pindorama. Cannibalism in Brazil in 1557.jpg|thumb|right|alt=Woodcut showing 12 people holding various human body parts carousing around an open bonfire where human body parts, suspended on a sling, are cooking.|[[Human cannibalism|Cannibalism]], Brazil. Engraving by [[Theodor de Bry]] for [[Hans Staden]]'s account of his 1557 captivity.]]

[[Sigmund Freud]] speculated that [[incest taboo|incest]] and [[patricide]] were the only two [[cultural universal|universal]] taboos that formed the basis of civilization.<ref>Freud, Sigmund. ''[[Totem and Taboo]]''.</ref> Through an analysis of the language surrounding [[Laws regarding incest|these laws]], it can be seen how the policy makers, and society as a whole, find these acts to be immoral.<ref>{{cite journal|title= The Synthetic Necessary Truth Behind New Labour's Criminalisation of Incest| doi=10.1177/0964663913502068 | volume=23|journal=Social & Legal Studies|pages=113–130|year = 2014|last1 = Roffee|first1 = James A.| s2cid=145292798 }}</ref><ref>{{cite book|title=When Yes Actually Means Yes in Rape Justice |pages=72–91 |doi=10.1057/9781137476159_5 |chapter = When Yes Actually Means Yes|year = 2015|last1 = Roffee|first1 = James A.|isbn=9781137476159}}</ref><ref>{{cite journal|doi=10.1093/hrlr/ngu023|title= No Consensus on Incest? Criminalisation and Compatibility with the European Convention on Human Rights | volume=14 |issue= 3 | journal=Human Rights Law Review|pages=541–572|year= 2014 |last1= Roffee |first1= J. A. }}</ref>

Common taboos involve restrictions or ritual regulation of killing and hunting; sex and sexual relationships; reproduction; the [[taboo on the dead|dead]] and their graves; as well as food and dining (primarily cannibalism and [[dietary laws]] such as [[vegetarianism]], ''[[kashrut]]'', and ''[[halal]]'') or religious ([[treif]] and [[haram]]). In [[Madagascar]], a strong code of taboos, known as ''[[fady (taboo)|fady]]'', constantly change and are formed from new experiences. Each region, village or tribe may have its own ''fady''.

The word ''taboo'' gained popularity at times, with some scholars looking for ways to apply it where other English words had previously been applied. For example, [[John Merlin Powis Smith|J. M. Powis Smith]], in his book ''The American Bible'' (editor's preface 1927), used ''taboo'' occasionally in relation to Israel's [[Tabernacle]] and ceremonial laws, including {{Bibleverse|Exodus|30:36}}, {{Bibleverse|Exodus|29:37}}; {{Bibleverse|Numbers|16:37–38}}; {{Bibleverse|Deuteronomy|22:9}}, {{Bibleverse|Isaiah|65:5}}, {{Bibleverse|Ezekiel|44:19}} and {{Bibleverse|Ezekiel|46:20}}.

[[Albert Schweitzer]] wrote a chapter about taboos of the people of Gabon. As an example, it was considered a misfortune for twins to be born, and they would be subject to many rules not incumbent on other people.<ref>Schweitzer, Albert. ''African Notebook'' 1958. Indiana University Press</ref>