Nage Birds: Classification and symbolism among an eastern Indonesian people

by Gregory Forth and Gregory L. Forth

This unusual and richly-illustrated book is the story of the relationship between the Nage people of eastern Indonesia and the birds alongside which they co-exist. Based on fieldwork carried out over a period of some fifteen years, it aims for a total view of how a human community interacts with another zoological class, giving birds a chosen place in human ideas and social practice. As well as a fascinating ornithological study of Indonesian bird...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 041586450X
• ISBN13: 9780415864503
• Release Date: July 2013
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 248 Pages
• Weight: 0.78 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.1" x 9.2"