{"product_id":"totemism-and-human-animal-relations-in-sharon-merz-9780367753153","title":"Totemism and Human-Animal Relations in West Africa","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis book explores human-animal relations amongst the Bebelibe of West Africa, with a focus on the establishment of totemic relationships with animals, what these relationships entail and the consequences of abusing them. Employing and developing the concepts of \"presencing\" and \"the ontological penumbra\" to shed light on the manner in which people make present and engage in the world around them, including the shadowy spaces that have to be negotiated in order to make sense of the world, the author shows how these concepts account for empathetic and intersubjective encounters with non-human animals. Grounded in rich ethnographic work, \u003cem\u003eTotemism and Human-Animal Relations in West Africa \u003c\/em\u003eoffers a reappraisal of totemism and considers the implications of the ontological turn in understanding human-animal relations. As such, it will appeal to anthropologists, sociologists and anthrozoologists concerned with human-animal interaction.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Sharon Merz\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0367753154\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780367753153\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Routledge\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/09\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 208\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.69lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.21h x 6.14w x 0.46d","brand":"Sharon Merz","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44122823721215,"sku":"9780367753153","price":48.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_916f0e80-201a-4fc3-bc53-1284cade3bfd.jpg?v=1687427363","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/totemism-and-human-animal-relations-in-sharon-merz-9780367753153","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}