Overview

Examining human-animal relations among the reindeer hunting and herding Dukha community in northern Mongolia, this book focuses on concepts such as domestication and wildness from an indigenous perspective. By looking into hunting rituals and herding techniques, the ethnography questions the dynamics between people, domesticated reindeer, and wild animals. It focuses on the role of the spirited landscape which embraces all living creatures and acts as a unifying concept at the center of the human and non-human relations.

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Author:   Selcen Küçüküstel
Publisher:   Berghahn Books
Imprint:   Berghahn Books
ISBN:  

9781800730625

ISBN 10:   1800730624
Pages:   238
Publication Date:   11 June 2021
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

List of Figures Preface Acknowledgements Notes on Text and Transliteration Introduction: The Forest is Watching You PART I: TAIGA EMBRACING ALL Chapter 1. Map of Memories in a Spirited Geography PART II: LIVING WITH REINDEER Chapter 2. Beyond Domestication: Nurturing Control Chapter 3. Seasonal Cycles and Migration the Taiga Chapter 4. Reindeer as an Intimate Partner Chapter 5. Our Parents Know Everything Better PART III: HUNTING AMONG SPIRITS Chapter 6. Respecting the Hunt Chapter 7. The Way We Hunt Chapter 8. Luck in Hunting and Divination Chapter 9. Hunting as a Way of Regulating the Relations Chapter 10. Hunting Ban: Struggling in the Native Land Conclusion References Index

Reviews

This is an engaging, well-written and lively ethnography of a group of Dukha families in Mongolia. It is situated within the anthropological literature on reindeer pastoralism but beyond that contributes a unique, lively perspective on a group of people who are poorly documented in English. * David G. Anderson, University of Aberdeen With this book, Kucukustel offers us a very timely and deeply insightful account of Dukha life. Her insights are the result of living with people over an extended period of time, and from experiencing what she describes by way of first hand participation. In this sense, her work is truly ethnographic. It is a beautiful account, at times deeply touching. * Alex C. Oehler, University of Northern British Columbia, Canada

Author Information

Selcen Küçüküstel is a social anthropologist who works as a post doctorate researcher at the University of Carlos III Madrid. She also works as a freelance photojournalist for different geography and culture magazines, covering anthropological stories from different parts of the world.

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