A Dog Pissing at the Edge of a Path
Animal Metaphors in an Eastern Indonesian Society
1st Edition
Published on 12. December 2019
405 pages
978-0-2280-0004-4 (ISBN)
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An innovative, in-depth exploration of animal metaphors in a non-Western society and a critique of current theoretical approaches in anthropology.
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Gregory Forth is a fellow of the Royal Society of Canada and professor of anthropology at the University of Alberta.Gregory Forth is a fellow of the Royal Society of Canada and professor of anthropology at the University of Alberta.
Gregory Forth is a fellow of the Royal Society of Canada and professor of anthropology at the University of Alberta.Gregory Forth is a fellow of the Royal Society of Canada and professor of anthropology at the University of Alberta.
Content
- Cover
- A DOG PISSING AT THE EDGE OF A PATH
- Title
- Copyright
- Dedication
- Contents
- Figures and Tables
- Preface
- Note on Orthography
- 1 Introductory Matters
- 2 Metaphors and "Metaphor" in Human-Animal Relations
- 3 Domestic Mammal Metaphors - and Some Wild Variants
- 4 Mammals in Metaphor: Exclusively Wild Kinds
- 5 Talking with Birds
- 6 Other Non-Mammals in Metaphor: Snakes, Lizards, Fish, Frogs, and More
- 7 Metaphors with Bugs: Insects and Other Invertebrates
- 8 The Differential Metaphorical Value of Different Animals
- 9 Animal Metaphors in Social and Ontological Perspective
- Notes
- References
- Index
