Open AccessVI OG VORE HUNDE: Et antropologisk perspektiv
Author(s) -
Ida Nicolaisen
Publication year - 1996
Publication title -
antropologi
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2596-5425
pISSN - 0906-3021
DOI - 10.7146/ta.v0i33.115373
Subject(s) - sociology , theme (computing) , perspective (graphical) , anthropology , ethnic group , cognition , epistemology , social science , psychology , philosophy , artificial intelligence , neuroscience , computer science , operating system
Ida Nicolaisen: We and our dogs - an
anthropological perspective
The cultural perceptions and classifications
of animals form a classical theme in anthropological
theory. However, few anthropologists
have analysed man’s relations with and
understanding of ‘his oldest friend’ the dog.
This article tries to remedy this. It focuses on
the economic and symbolic significance of
the dog among the Punan Bah, a tiny ethnic
group in central Bomeo and its role in their
cognitive universe and its transformation. It
is argued that research may prove the dog to
hold a similar significant social and cultural
role in the western world.