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African ethnobiology
animal symbolism
animal-human relationships Malawi
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Cane Rat
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Communal Hunt
Cross-cousin Marriage
Cullen Young
Elephant Shrews
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Ethnobiological Classification
Folk Biological Classification
Folk Classifications
indigenous knowledge systems
kinship and ecology
Lake Chilwa
Larger Mammals
Life Form Categories
Local Matrilineage
Malawian Cultural
Malawian People
Matrilineal Kin Group
Matrilineal Kinship
Matrilineal People
Multimammate Mouse
Natural World
Pit Fall Trap
ritual animal use
Shire Highlands
social anthropology Africa
Sororate Group
Territorial Chiefs
Uxorilocal Residence
Young Men
Product details
- ISBN 9781859732205
- Weight: 453g
- Dimensions: 138 x 216mm
- Publication Date: 01 Oct 1998
- Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd
- Publication City/Country: GB
- Product Form: Hardback
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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.
Brian Morris Emeritus Professor of Anthropology,Goldsmiths College, University of London
