Morris, Brian. 2000. The Power of Animals: An Ethnography. Oxford: Berg 3PL. ISBN 978-1859732250 [Book]

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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.

Item Type:	Book
Departments, Centres and Research Units:	Anthropology
Date:	1 November 2000
Item ID:	11789
Date Deposited:	22 Jun 2015 14:27
Last Modified:	16 Jun 2017 12:32
URI:	https://research.gold.ac.uk/id/eprint/11789

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