{"product_id":"hunting-and-eating-symbols-nerissa-russell-9781009321570","title":"Hunting and Eating Symbols","description":"This Element approaches large game hunting through a social and symbolic lens. In most societies, the hunting and consumption of certain iconic species carries deep symbolism and is surrounded by ritualized practices. However, the form of these rituals and symbols varies substantially. The Element explores some recurring themes associated with hunting and eating game, such as gender, prestige, and generosity, and trace how these play out in the context of egalitarian versus hierarchical societies, foragers versus farmers, and in different parts of the world. Once people start herding domestic livestock, hunting takes on a new significance as an engagement with what is now defined as the Wild. Foragers do not make this distinction, but their interactions with prey animals are also heavily symbolic. As societies become more stratified, hunting large animals may be partly or entirely reserved for the elite, and hunting practices are elaborated to display and build power.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Nerissa Russell\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1009321579\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781009321570\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Cambridge University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/02\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 75\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.27lbs","brand":"Nerissa Russell","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48520209072383,"sku":"9781009321570","price":23.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_ce7bf3a2-bb86-41f8-b356-650f75970126.jpg?v=1778741386","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/hunting-and-eating-symbols-nerissa-russell-9781009321570","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}