Large Mammals and a Brave People: Subsistence Hunters in Zambia

ISBN-13: 9781138526907 / Angielski / Twarda / 2017 / 325 str.

Stuart A. Marks

Opis

Drawing on data collected during his fieldwork among the Bisa continuing since the 1960s, Stuart Marks describes the changes that have occurred in hunting patterns, the sociological variables that govern an individual's decision to become a hunter, and the common cosmological convictions that hunters bring to their profession.

Spis treści

Introduction Preface I. Preliminaries and Introduction to the Study PART ONE: The Culture and Society of the Valley Bisa II. History and Population Characteristics of the Valley Bisa III. Social and Ideological Organization IV. Technology, Subsistence, and Seasonal Activities PART TWO: Cultural Dimensions of the Hunting Process V. Hunting in Prologue and Process VI. Programming a Hunter VII. Drama of the Hunt PART THREE: Configurations of the Hunting System VIII. Description of Habitats and Bisa Influences IX. Population Structure and Ecology of the Larger Mammals X. Valley Bisa Hunters and Their Prey XI. Prospects for the Future

O autorze

Stuart A. Marks