Publication

1997 - University of Tennessee Press, Knoxville, Tennessee

Language

English

Word Count

58,500 words, Guess

Page Count

234 pages

Identifiers

and 2 more
  • Goodreads925298
  • LibraryThing938796

Classifications

  • DDC398/.3698833/0941
  • LCCGR735 .L356 1997

Description

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.

Subjects

Topics

BirdsWrensNatureFowlingFolkloreHuman ecologyHuman ecology.

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