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Name: Cows, pigs, wars, & witches
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Author: Marvin Harris

📘 Cows, pigs, wars, & witches by Marvin Harris

Marvin Harris examines the ways in which concrete social and economic structures influence cultural behaviors. Drawing on ethnological and folkloric evidence, he discusses the symbolic roles of cows, pigs, war, and witches in various societies, illustrating how such practices emerge from material realities. The book argues that understanding these underlying conditions is key to interpreting seemingly irrational cultural phenomena.

First publish date: 1974

Genre: History/Modern History

Authors: Marvin Harris

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