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Cows, Pigs, Wars, And Witches
Marvin Harris

Cows, Pigs, Wars, And Witches

The Riddles Of Culture

Vintage Books (Dec 17, 1989)
9780679724681
| Paperback
276 pages | 135 x 201 mm | English
$ 14.95 | Value: $ 14.95
Dewey 392/HAR
LC Classification GN320.H328 1975

Genre

  • Ethnology
  • Witchcraft

Subject

  • Ethnology - Miscellanea
  • Witchcraft

Plot

One of America's leading anthropolgists offers solutions to the perplexing question of why people behave the way they do.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?Marvin Harris answers these and other perplexing questions about human behavior, showing that no matter how bizarre a people's behavior may seem, it always stems from identifiable and intelligble sources.

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Value

Retail Price $ 14.95
Value $ 14.95