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Cows, Pigs, Wars and Witches : The Riddles of Culture
Cows Pigs Wars and Witches The Riddles of Culture
Author: Marvin Harris
ISBN-13: 9780091227500
ISBN-10: 009122750X
Publication Date: 1/1/1975
Pages: 288
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Publisher: Hutchinson
Book Type: Hardcover
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reviewed Cows, Pigs, Wars and Witches : The Riddles of Culture on + 10 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 2
Excellent book! This is a wonderful example of how anthropology, sociology, and religion interact to produce seemingly inexplicable cultural mores.
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Interesting perspective on various human behaviors, rituals and so on. Particularly intriguing perspective on the rise of Christianity, in a historical context. Writing style was a little disjointed for my taste.
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Written in 1974
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Why do Hindus worship cows? Why do Jews and Moslems refuse to eat pork? Why did so many people in post-medieval Europe believe in witches? And why have witches managed to stage such a successful comeback in today's popular culture? Marvin Harris answers these and other perplexing questons about human behavior, showing that no matter how bizarre a people's behavior may seem, it always stems from identifiable and intelligible sources.
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Intriguing look at culture with lots of amusing inaccuracies.
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A leading anthropologist explains why people behave the way they do.