| Description |
1 online resource (385 p.) |
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Conflict, environment, and social complexity ; v. 4 |
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Conflict, environment, and social complexity ; v. 4
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| Contents |
Intro -- Acknowledgements -- Contents -- List of Figures -- List of Tables -- Chapter 1: Introduction to Supernatural Gamekeepers -- Introduction -- Filling the Gap -- Ecological Impact of the Beliefs in Supernatural Gamekeepers -- Chapter Summaries -- References -- Chapter 2: The Antlered Mother: From the Paleolithic to the Modern Era -- Introduction -- Mythology -- Archaeological Data -- Discussion -- Conclusions -- References -- Chapter 3: Spirit Forces and Liminal Beings in North Asian Rock Art -- References |
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Chapter 4: Humanoid Pillars and the Leopardś Paw: Thoughts on Animal Masters and Gamekeepers in the Ancient Near East -- Introduction -- Setting the Scene and Defining the Characters -- Ritual and Imagery in Context: Göbekli Tepe and Çatalhöyük -- Göbekli Tepe -- Çatalhöyük -- Summary -- Post-Neolithic Survivals of Gamekeepers and Animal Masters -- Conclusions -- References -- Chapter 5: Baghan Deo: An Indian Tiger God -- Introduction -- Belief in Baghan Deo/Baghaisur Baba -- The Gonds and Baghaisur Baba -- The Baigas and Baghasur Baba -- The Korkus and Bagh Deo/Baghan Deo |
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The Kols and Baghaut Baba -- The Saoras and Kinnasum -- Tigers in Rock Art -- Discussion -- Conclusions -- References -- Chapter 6: A Spirit-Ruled Landscape: Ecology, Cosmology, and Change Among Katuic Upland Groups in the Central Annamites of Laos -- Background: The Sustainable Forestry for Rural Development (SUFORD) Project -- High Conservation Value Forests (HCVFs) -- Katuic Spirit Forests -- Two Case Studies -- Loy Village: Mapping Exercises -- Loy Village Spirit Areas -- The Paéhh Spirit Area -- The Terrååm Hill -- The Sirens of Korraam -- Dreen Hill -- Tang Plang Village |
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The Strangler Fig Forest -- Tåång Hill and Its ̀̀Nurse ́́Spirits -- Concluding Remarks -- References -- Chapter 7: Shamans, Spiritualists, Shapeshifters, Healers, and Diviners Among the Hunting and Gathering Societies of Africa -- Introduction -- African Hunter-Gatherers -- African Ritual Specialists as Healers and Medical Practitioners -- African Ritual Specialists and Supernatural Gamekeepers -- Conclusions -- References -- Chapter 8: Holy Enforcers: St. Cuthbert and St. Hubert as Modern Icons of Conservation -- Introduction -- Thinking with the Animals -- Holy Enforcers |
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Saints Revised and Renewed -- Revival of the Patron -- Discussion and Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 9: Iconic Resources, Prestige, and Conservation on Boigu Island of the Torres Strait, Australia -- A Mythical Past -- Maintaining Hunting Excellence Through Cultural Practices -- Hunting Rewards -- Response to the Growing Scarcity of Dugong in the 1980s -- Biologists ́Assessments -- The Value of TEK and Community-Based Conservation -- Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 10: Shadow of the Whale: West Coast Rituals Associated with Luring Whales -- Introduction |
| Summary |
This edited volume analyzes the belief in supernatural gamekeepers and/or animal masters of wildlife from a cross-cultural perspective. It documents the antiquity and widespread occurrence of the belief in supernatural gamekeepers at the global level. This interdisciplinary volume documents both the antiquity and the widespread geographical distribution of this belief along with surveying the various manifestations of this cosmology by way of studies from Europe, Asia, Africa, and North and South America. Some chapters explore the manifestations of this belief as they appear in petroglyphs/pictographs and other forms of material culture. Others focus on the environmental impacts of these beliefs/rituals and prescribed foraging restrictions by analyzing how they affect game harvests. The internationally recognized scholars in this volume assess the efficacy of this particular form of traditional ecological knowledge (TEK) and investigate if adherence to the belief in animal masters actually causes hunters to refrain from overharvesting wild game and thereby contributes to sustainable hunting practices. This volume is of interest to anthropologists, archaeologists and other social scientists researching traditional ecological knowledge (TEK), indigenous conservation, biodiversity, and sustainability practices, and animal deities |
| Notes |
Description based upon print version of record |
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Arctic Whale Hunting Beliefs and Rituals |
| Subject |
Hunting.
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Gamekeepers -- Folklore
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Supernatural.
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hunting.
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supernatural.
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Gamekeepers.
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Hunting.
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Supernatural.
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| Genre/Form |
Folklore.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Chacon, Richard J., 1959- editor.
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| ISBN |
9783031375033 |
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3031375033 |
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