books.google.com - Chronicling the cultural and religious significance of a creature that occupies an ambiguous place in the families of those who raise it - as a member of the family and a potential meal - The Singular Beast reveals the continuing power of symbols to sustain or create ethnic identities. Fabre-Vassas details...http://books.google.com/books/about/The_Singular_Beast.html?id=ArTY6R9Pl3QC&utm_source=gb-gplus-shareThe Singular Beast