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Morel Tales - THE CULTURE OF MUSHROOMING (Paperback)
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Morel Tales - THE CULTURE OF MUSHROOMING (Paperback)
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Loot Price R520
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Drawing on the observations of three years spent in the company of
dedicated amateur mushroomers and professional mycologists, Gary
Alan Fine explores the ways in which Americans attempt to give
meaning to the natural world, while providing an eye-opening look
inside the cultures they construct around its study and
appreciation. A landmark work of environmental sociology, Morel
Tales is an engaging and instructive examination of a thriving
community, one with its own language, ceremonies, jokes,
narratives, rivalries, and social codes. Fine also provides a
detailed discussion of the American phenomenon he calls
"naturework" -- that is, culturally constructing one's own place in
the natural environment through communities with shared systems of
assigned meaning. "Naturework," Fine observes, is something we all
do on some level -- not only birders, butterfly collectors, rock
hounds, hunters, hikers, campers, and outdoor enthusiasts, but all
of us who construct community through narrative and nature through
culture.
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