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...
The multiple ways in which people relate to animals provide a revealing window through which to examine a culture. Western cultures tend to view an...
Brian Morrison's Pockets full of stuff is a delightful collection of evocative essays and tales of gamefishing around Scotland, home of some of the finest angling in Europe. Sit back and relax as Morrison takes you around his homeland in search of good fishing and great fishing stories- from leviathan trout in the snow to Scotland's long lost Brook char- Morrison invites readers in to his world and way of thinking. Pockets full of stuff isn't about catching, it's about being there- humorous, witty, perceptive and thought provoking, you may just find yourself finishing Pockets full of stuff...
Brian Morrison's Pockets full of stuff is a delightful collection of evocative essays and tales of gamefishing around Scotland, home of some of the fi...
