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The Power of Animals - An Ethnography (Hardcover, First)
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The Power of Animals - An Ethnography (Hardcover, First)
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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 Malawi people and their rich and varied
relationship with animals -- from hunting through to their use as
medicine. More broadly, through a rigorous and detailed study the
author provides insights which show how the people's relationship
to their world manifests itself not strictly in social relations,
but just as tellingly in their relatioships with animals -- that,
in fact, animals constitute a vital role in social relations. While
significantly advancing classic African ethnographic studies, this
book also incorporates current debates in a wide range of
disciplines -- from anthropology through to gender studies and
ecology.
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