Nage Birds: Classification and symbolism among an eastern Indonesian people (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780415864503)

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.

Author: Gregory Forth
ISBN-10: 041586450X
ISBN-13: 9780415864503
Publisher: Routledge
Language: English
Published: 07/09/2013
Pages: 248
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.78lbs
Size: 9.21h x 6.14w x 0.53d