The Power of Animals: An Ethnography

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2000
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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 study focuses on Malawi people and their relationship with animals - from hunting through to their use as medicine.

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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 study focuses on Malawi people and their relationship with animals - from hunting through to their use as medicine.

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Format: Paperback
Pages: 288
Edition: New Ed
Publisher: Berg Publishers
Published: 01 Nov 2000
ISBN 10: 1859732259
ISBN 13: 9781859732250