Nage Birds: Classification and symbolism among an eastern Indonesian people (Studies in Environmental Anthropology)

By Gregory Forth and Gregory L. Forth

Book Overview

This unusual and richly-illustrated book is the story of the relationship between the Nage people of eastern Indonesia and the birds alongside which they co-exist. Based on fieldwork carried out over a period of some fifteen years, it aims for a total view of how a human community interacts with another zoological class, giving birds a chosen place in human ideas and social practice. As well as a fascinating ornithological study of Indonesian bird life, Nage Birds offers a much-needed critique of current theoretical argument on how non-Western societies categorize and evaluate different species and modes of being.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0415318270
• ISBN13: 9780415318273
• Release Date: September 2003
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 248 Pages
• Weight: 1.15 lbs.
• Dimensions: 9.3" x 0.8" x 6.3"