ISBN:
0870499602
Language:
English
Pages:
XX, 234 S.
,
Ill.
DDC:
398/.3698833/0941
Keywords:
Oiseaux - Aspect symbolique
;
Gesellschaft
;
Animal sacrifice
;
Animal sacrifice
;
Birds Symbolic aspects
;
Human ecology
;
Human-animal relationships
;
Nature Effect of human beings on
;
Philosophy of nature
;
Rites and ceremonies
;
Rites and ceremonies
;
Wrens Folklore
;
Wrens Social aspects
;
Volkskunde
;
Zaunkönig
;
Vogelfang
;
Tiere
;
Mensch
;
Symbolik
;
Europa
;
Großbritannien
;
Großbritannien
;
Europa
;
Zaunkönig
;
Symbolik
;
Großbritannien
;
Zaunkönig
;
Vogelfang
;
Europa
;
Zaunkönig
;
Vogelfang
;
Mensch
;
Tiere
;
Zaunkönig
;
Volkskunde
Abstract:
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.
