Natural enemies : people-wildlife conflicts in anthropological perspective / edited by John Knight.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Knight, John, 1960-

European Association of Social Anthropologists.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Human-animal relationships.

Animals--Folklore.

Animals.

Physical Description:

vi, 254 pages ; 22 cm

Place of Publication:

London ; New York : Routledge, 2000.

Summary:

Wild animals and pests raid crops, attack livestock, and can threaten people. Conflicts with wildlife are widespread, assume a variety of forms, and elicit a range of human responses. For the anthropologists, people-wildlife conflicts readily invite symbolic analysis. This volume examines people-wildlife conflicts in Europe, Africa and Asia from an anthropological perspective.

Contents:

2 Wildlife depredations in Malawi: the historical dimension / Brian Morris 36

3 Half-man, half-elephant: shapeshifting among the Baka of Congo / Axel Kohler 50

4 Chimpanzees as political animals in Sierra Leone / Paul Richards 78

5 Wild pigs, 'pig-men' and transmigrants in the rainforest of Sumatra / Simon Rye 104

6 Animals behaving badly: indigenous perceptions of wildlife protection in Nepal / Ben Campbell 124

7 Culling demons: the problem of bears in Japan / John Knight 145

8 The wolf, the Saami and the urban shaman: predator symbolism in Sweden / Galina Lindquist 170

9 The problem of foxes: legitimate and illegitimate killing in the English countryside / Garry Marvin 189

10 The Great Pigeon Massacre in a deindustrializing American region / S. Hoon Song 212

11 Ducks out of water: nature conservation as boundary maintenance / Kay Milton 229.

Notes:

"European Association of Social Anthropologists"--Ser. t.p.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

0415224403

0415224411

OCLC:

44509232