Hunting the wren: transformation of bird to symbol ; a study in human-animal relationships

A unique interdisciplinary study, this book examines the British and European tradition of the wren hunt, in which a bird ordinarily revered and protected for most of the year was killed around the time of the annual solstice. In focusing on this ancient ritual, Elizabeth Atwood Lawrence draws on he...

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1. Verfasser: Lawrence, Elizabeth A. (VerfasserIn)
Format: Buch
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: Knoxville Univ. of Tennessee Press 1997
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Zusammenfassung:A unique interdisciplinary study, this book examines the British and European tradition of the wren hunt, in which a bird ordinarily revered and protected for most of the year was killed around the time of the annual solstice. In focusing on this ancient ritual, Elizabeth Atwood Lawrence draws on her training in cultural anthropology and biology to cast a fresh light on the complexities of human-animal relationships.
Beschreibung:XX, 234 S. Ill.
ISBN:0870499602

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