276 Pages
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Routledge
276 Pages
by
Routledge
276 Pages
by
Routledge
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The multiple ways in which people relate to animals provide a revealing window through which to examine a culture. Western cultures tend to view animals either as pets or food, and often overlook the vast number of roles that they may play within a culture and in social life more generally: their use in medicine, folk traditions and rituals. This comprehensive and very readable study focuses on... Read more
Introduction 1 Matrilineal Kinship and Subsistence Agriculture 2 Hunting Traditions 3 Folk Classifications 4 Attitudes to Nature
Biography
Brian Morris Emeritus Professor of Anthropology,Goldsmiths College, University of London
