The history and environmental impacts of hunting deities : supernatural gamekeepers and animal masters / edited by Richard J. Chacon.
Chacon, Richard J., 1959- editor. 1959-
2023
GN407.3
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Title The history and environmental impacts of hunting deities : supernatural gamekeepers and animal masters / edited by Richard J. Chacon.
ISBN 9783031375033 (electronic bk.)
3031375033 (electronic bk.)
9783031375026
3031375025
DOI https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-37503-3
Published Cham : Springer, 2023.
Language English
Description 1 online resource (385 p.).
Other Standard Identifiers 10.1007/978-3-031-37503-3 doi
Call Number GN407.3
Dewey Decimal Classification 306.4/6
202.11
Summary This edited volume analyzes the belief in supernatural gamekeepers and/or animal masters of wildlife from a cross-cultural perspective. It documents the antiquity and widespread occurrence of the belief in supernatural gamekeepers at the global level. This interdisciplinary volume documents both the antiquity and the widespread geographical distribution of this belief along with surveying the various manifestations of this cosmology by way of studies from Europe, Asia, Africa, and North and South America. Some chapters explore the manifestations of this belief as they appear in petroglyphs/pictographs and other forms of material culture. Others focus on the environmental impacts of these beliefs/rituals and prescribed foraging restrictions by analyzing how they affect game harvests. The internationally recognized scholars in this volume assess the efficacy of this particular form of traditional ecological knowledge (TEK) and investigate if adherence to the belief in animal masters actually causes hunters to refrain from overharvesting wild game and thereby contributes to sustainable hunting practices. This volume is of interest to anthropologists, archaeologists and other social scientists researching traditional ecological knowledge (TEK), indigenous conservation, biodiversity, and sustainability practices, and animal deities.
Note Description based upon print version of record.
Arctic Whale Hunting Beliefs and Rituals
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Added Author Chacon, Richard J., 1959- editor. 1959-
Series Conflict, environment, and social complexity ; v. 4
Available in Other Form The History and Environmental Impacts of Hunting Deities
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Intro
Acknowledgements
Contents
List of Figures
List of Tables
Chapter 1: Introduction to Supernatural Gamekeepers
Introduction
Filling the Gap
Ecological Impact of the Beliefs in Supernatural Gamekeepers
Chapter Summaries
References
Chapter 2: The Antlered Mother: From the Paleolithic to the Modern Era
Introduction
Mythology
Archaeological Data
Discussion
Conclusions
References
Chapter 3: Spirit Forces and Liminal Beings in North Asian Rock Art
References

Chapter 4: Humanoid Pillars and the Leopardś Paw: Thoughts on Animal Masters and Gamekeepers in the Ancient Near East
Introduction
Setting the Scene and Defining the Characters
Ritual and Imagery in Context: Göbekli Tepe and Çatalhöyük
Göbekli Tepe
Çatalhöyük
Summary
Post-Neolithic Survivals of Gamekeepers and Animal Masters
Conclusions
References
Chapter 5: Baghan Deo: An Indian Tiger God
Introduction
Belief in Baghan Deo/Baghaisur Baba
The Gonds and Baghaisur Baba
The Baigas and Baghasur Baba
The Korkus and Bagh Deo/Baghan Deo

The Kols and Baghaut Baba
The Saoras and Kinnasum
Tigers in Rock Art
Discussion
Conclusions
References
Chapter 6: A Spirit-Ruled Landscape: Ecology, Cosmology, and Change Among Katuic Upland Groups in the Central Annamites of Laos
Background: The Sustainable Forestry for Rural Development (SUFORD) Project
High Conservation Value Forests (HCVFs)
Katuic Spirit Forests
Two Case Studies
Loy Village: Mapping Exercises
Loy Village Spirit Areas
The Paéhh Spirit Area
The Terrååm Hill
The Sirens of Korraam
Dreen Hill
Tang Plang Village

The Strangler Fig Forest
Tåång Hill and Its ``Nurse ́́Spirits
Concluding Remarks
References
Chapter 7: Shamans, Spiritualists, Shapeshifters, Healers, and Diviners Among the Hunting and Gathering Societies of Africa
Introduction
African Hunter-Gatherers
African Ritual Specialists as Healers and Medical Practitioners
African Ritual Specialists and Supernatural Gamekeepers
Conclusions
References
Chapter 8: Holy Enforcers: St. Cuthbert and St. Hubert as Modern Icons of Conservation
Introduction
Thinking with the Animals
Holy Enforcers

Saints Revised and Renewed
Revival of the Patron
Discussion and Conclusion
References
Chapter 9: Iconic Resources, Prestige, and Conservation on Boigu Island of the Torres Strait, Australia
A Mythical Past
Maintaining Hunting Excellence Through Cultural Practices
Hunting Rewards
Response to the Growing Scarcity of Dugong in the 1980s
Biologists ́Assessments
The Value of TEK and Community-Based Conservation
Conclusion
References
Chapter 10: Shadow of the Whale: West Coast Rituals Associated with Luring Whales
Introduction

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