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Why the Porcupine Is Not a Bird: Explorations in the Folk Zoology of An Eastern Indonesian People

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Why the Porcupine Is Not a Bird is a comprehensive analysis of knowledge of animals among the Nage people of central Flores in Indonesia. Gregory Forth sheds light on the ongoing anthropological debate surrounding the categorization of animals in small-scale non-Western societies.

Forth's detailed discussion of how the Nage people conceptualize their relationship to the animal world covers the naming and classification of animals, their symbolic and practical use, and the ecology of central Flores and its change over the years. His study reveals the empirical basis of Nage classifications, which align surprisingly well with the taxonomies of modern biologists. It also shows how the Nage employ systems of symbolic and utilitarian classification distinct from their general taxonomy. A tremendous source of ethnographic detail, Why the Porcupine Is Not a Bird is an important contribution to the fields of ethnobiology and cognitive anthropology.

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Judul Seri

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No. Panggil

590.89995 FOR w

Penerbit

Toronto Buffalo London : University of Toronto Press., 2016

Deskripsi Fisik

xiv + 375 hlm.; 23 cm.

Bahasa

English

ISBN/ISSN

978-1-4875-2001-4

Klasifikasi

590.89995

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Tipe Media

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Pernyataan Tanggungjawab

Gregory Forth

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