Stuart A Marks

Large Mammals and a Brave People

Subsistence Hunters in Zambia

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Produktbeschreibung

The Valley Bisa people inhabit the Luangwa Valley in central Zambia. Among them, the hunter, who tracks such large game as the lion, elephant, and buffalo, commands great respect and esteem from the other members of the lineage who traditionally rely on him for their subsistence and protection. Although the social organiation and technology of the Bisa people have undergone tremendous change in the last one hundred years, the role of hunter retains its social importance, and the legitimiing hunting rituals have their roots in local history. 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 individuals decision to become a hunter, and the common cosmological convictions that hunters bring to their profession.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Nordic Africa Institute
• Revised edition
• Seitenzahl: 325
• Erscheinungstermin: 31. Mai 2005
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 228mm x 154mm x 25mm
• Gewicht: 448g
• ISBN-13: 9781412804820
• ISBN-10: 1412804825
• Artikelnr.: 21229683

Autorenporträt

Stuart A. Marks

Inhaltsangabe

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