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The Bear: Culture, Nature, Heritage (Hardcover)
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The Bear: Culture, Nature, Heritage (Hardcover)
Series: Heritage Matters
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Investigations into the cultural significance of that most familiar
and charismatic group of animals, bears. Bears are iconic animals,
playing a variety of roles in human culture. They have been
portrayed as gods, monsters, kings, fools, brothers, lovers, and
dancers; they are seen as protectors of the forest; symbols of
masculinity; a comfort for children; and act as symbols for
conservation and environmental issues. They also symbolise
wilderness, reinforcing and maintaining our connection to the
natural world. And stories abound of cultures that gathered berries
in the same fields as bears and fished on the same rivers;
consequently a wealth of myths, legends and folklore has informed
us of our place in the world and the deep connection we have with
bears. The essays collected here provide a rich selection of views
on the human/bear relationships. They explore how bears are an
influence in contemporary art, and how they are represented in the
illustrations in children's literature and in museum exhibitions.
The connection between bears and native peoples, and how
contemporary society lives alongside these animals, provides an
understanding of current attitudes and approaches to bear
management and conservation. The history of captive bears is
brought into contemporary relief by considering the fate of captive
bears held in Asian countries for bile production. Other pieces
look at how bears feature in gay culture, and are an intrinsic
component to researchon the Yeti and Sasquatch. Together, these
articles present an insight into the changing face of attitudes
towards nature, species survival and the significance of
conservation engagement in the twenty-first century. Biologists,
historians, anthropologists, cultural theorists, conservationists
and museologists will all find riches in the detail presented in
this bear cornucopia. OWEN NEVIN is Associate Vice-Chancellor,
Gladstone Region, CQUniversity, Australia; IAN CONVERY is Professor
of Environment and Society at the University of Cumbria; PETER
DAVIS is Emeritus Professor of Museology in the International
Centre for Cultural and Heritage Studies at Newcastle University.
Contributors: Philip Charles, Melanie Clapham, Ian Convery, Koen
Cuyten, Elizabeth O Davis, Peter Davis, Sarah Elmeligi, Beatrice
Frank, Barrie K. Gilbert, Jenny Anne Glikman, Tracy Ann Hayes, Mike
Jeffries, Jon Jonsson, John Kitchin, Miha Krofel, Gareth Longstaff,
Henry McGhie, Jeff Meldrum, Owen T. Nevin, Heather Prince, Lynn
Rogers, Kristinn Schram, Bryndis Snaebjoernsdottir, Russ Van Horn,
Mark Wilson, Samantha Young.
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