Hunting and Eating Symbols
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2026
Cambridge University Press (Verlag)
978-1-009-32157-0 (ISBN)
Cambridge University Press (Verlag)
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This Element approaches large game hunting through a social and symbolic lens. It explores some recurring themes associated with hunting such as gender, prestige, and generosity, and trace how these themes play out in the context of egalitarian versus hierarchical societies, foragers versus farmers, and in different parts of the world.
This Element approaches large game hunting through a social and symbolic lens. In most societies, the hunting and consumption of certain iconic species carries deep symbolism and is surrounded by ritualized practices. However, the form of these rituals and symbols varies substantially. The Element explores some recurring themes associated with hunting and eating game, such as gender, prestige, and generosity, and trace how these play out in the context of egalitarian versus hierarchical societies, foragers versus farmers, and in different parts of the world. Once people start herding domestic livestock, hunting takes on a new significance as an engagement with what is now defined as the Wild. Foragers do not make this distinction, but their interactions with prey animals are also heavily symbolic. As societies become more stratified, hunting large animals may be partly or entirely reserved for the elite, and hunting practices are elaborated to display and build power.
This Element approaches large game hunting through a social and symbolic lens. In most societies, the hunting and consumption of certain iconic species carries deep symbolism and is surrounded by ritualized practices. However, the form of these rituals and symbols varies substantially. The Element explores some recurring themes associated with hunting and eating game, such as gender, prestige, and generosity, and trace how these play out in the context of egalitarian versus hierarchical societies, foragers versus farmers, and in different parts of the world. Once people start herding domestic livestock, hunting takes on a new significance as an engagement with what is now defined as the Wild. Foragers do not make this distinction, but their interactions with prey animals are also heavily symbolic. As societies become more stratified, hunting large animals may be partly or entirely reserved for the elite, and hunting practices are elaborated to display and build power.
1. Introduction; 2. Shared souls; 3. Big game and feasting; 4. Big game and gender; 5. Hunting and power; 6. Hunting companions; 7. Conclusion; References.
| Erscheint lt. Verlag | 30.4.2026 |
|---|---|
| Reihe/Serie | Elements in the Archaeology of Food |
| Zusatzinfo | Worked examples or Exercises |
| Verlagsort | Cambridge |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Themenwelt | Geisteswissenschaften ► Archäologie |
| Sozialwissenschaften ► Soziologie | |
| ISBN-10 | 1-009-32157-9 / 1009321579 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-1-009-32157-0 / 9781009321570 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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