Women Like Meat: The Folklore and Foraging Ideology of the Kalahari Ju/ʼhoanIn this study of the cognitive opposition of men and women in Ju/'hoan culture, Dr Biesele draws on a collection of oral literature, gathered over many years. The significance of an oral tradition to a foraging society is examined from anthropological, ethnographical and historical perspectives. |
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Women Like Meat | 1 |
The Juhoansi and their Folklore | 9 |
Folklore and Foraging | 39 |
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