Cows, pigs, wars & witches : the riddles of culture
Material type:
TextNew York, NY Random House 1974Edition: [1st ed.]Description: viii, 276p.; bibliog. refsContent type: - text
- unmediated
- volume
- 0394483383
- GN320 .H328
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Mother Cow. Pig lovers and pig haters. Primitive war. The savage male. Potlatch. Phantom Cargo. Messiahs. The secret of the Prince of Peace. Broomsticks and sabbats. The great witch craze. Return of the witch
'Marvin Harris answers these...perplexing questions about human behavior by demonstrating that no matter how bizarre and inexplicable they may seem, life styles and customs are almost invariably the product of intelligible and adaptive processes....practical adaptations to specific ecological, economic and other down-to-earth conditions.'
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