 | Nage Birds: Classification and symbolism among an eastern Indonesian people Subjects: Environment & Agriculture; Development Studies Environment Social Work Urban Studies; Social Sciences; Agriculture & Environmental Sciences; Anthropology; Anthropology; Cultural Studies; 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. |
