216 Pages
by
Routledge
216 Pages
by
Routledge
216 Pages
by
Routledge
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This book explores human–animal relations amongst the Bebelibe of West Africa, with a focus on the establishment of totemic relationships with animals, what these relationships entail and the consequences of abusing them. Employing and developing the concepts of "presencing" and "the ontological penumbra" to shed light on the manner in which people make present and engage in the world around... Read more
1. An Historical Review of Totemism 2. Penumbras, Ontons and Presencing 3. Hunting and Domestication 4. Killing and Consumption 5. Body-Shifting 6. Totem Crocodiles and Pythons 7. Ontology of Human–Animal Relations
Biography
Sharon Merz is a senior anthropology consultant for SIL International. She also lectures in anthropology at Moorlands College, Christchurch, UK, and at the Theological College of Northern Nigeria, Jos, Nigeria.
