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Shaving the Beasts

- Wild Horses and Ritual in Spain
Af: John Hartigan Jr. Engelsk Paperback

Shaving the Beasts

- Wild Horses and Ritual in Spain
Af: John Hartigan Jr. Engelsk Paperback
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A vivid first-person study of a notorious equine ritual—from the perspective of the wild horses who are its targets

Wild horses still roam the mountains of Galicia, Spain. But each year, in a ritual dating to the 1500s called rapa das bestas, villagers herd these “beasts” together and shave their manes and tails. Shaving the Beasts is a firsthand account of how the horses experience this traumatic rite, producing a profound revelation about the durability of sociality in the face of violent domination.

John Hartigan Jr. constructs an engrossing, day-by-day narrative chronicling the complex, nuanced social lives of wild horses and the impact of their traumatic ritual shearing every summer. His story generates intimate, individual portraits of these creatures while analyzing the social practices—like grazing and grooming—that are the building blocks of equine society. Shaving the Beasts culminates in a searing portrayal of the inspiring resilience these creatures display as they endure and recover from rapa das bestas.

Turning away from “thick” description to “thin,” Hartigan moves toward a more observational form of study, focusing on behaviors over interpretations. This vivid approach provides new and important contributions to the study of animal behavior. Ultimately, he comes away with profound, penetrating insights into multispecies interactions and a strong alternative to humancentric ethnographic practices.

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A vivid first-person study of a notorious equine ritual—from the perspective of the wild horses who are its targets

Wild horses still roam the mountains of Galicia, Spain. But each year, in a ritual dating to the 1500s called rapa das bestas, villagers herd these “beasts” together and shave their manes and tails. Shaving the Beasts is a firsthand account of how the horses experience this traumatic rite, producing a profound revelation about the durability of sociality in the face of violent domination.

John Hartigan Jr. constructs an engrossing, day-by-day narrative chronicling the complex, nuanced social lives of wild horses and the impact of their traumatic ritual shearing every summer. His story generates intimate, individual portraits of these creatures while analyzing the social practices—like grazing and grooming—that are the building blocks of equine society. Shaving the Beasts culminates in a searing portrayal of the inspiring resilience these creatures display as they endure and recover from rapa das bestas.

Turning away from “thick” description to “thin,” Hartigan moves toward a more observational form of study, focusing on behaviors over interpretations. This vivid approach provides new and important contributions to the study of animal behavior. Ultimately, he comes away with profound, penetrating insights into multispecies interactions and a strong alternative to humancentric ethnographic practices.

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Sprog: Engelsk
Sider: 272
ISBN-13: 9781517904746
Indbinding: Paperback
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ISBN-10: 1517904749
Kategori: Samfunds- & politisk filosofi
Udg. Dato: 17 nov 2020
Længde: 23mm
Bredde: 140mm
Højde: 216mm
Forlag: University of Minnesota Press
Oplagsdato: 17 nov 2020
Forfatter(e): John Hartigan Jr.
Forfatter(e) John Hartigan Jr.

Kategori Samfunds- & politisk filosofi

ISBN-13 9781517904746

Sprog Engelsk

Indbinding Paperback

Sider 272

Udgave

Længde 23mm

Bredde 140mm

Højde 216mm

Udg. Dato 17 nov 2020

Oplagsdato 17 nov 2020

Forlag University of Minnesota Press