Mental maps, practical mastery and environmental experience: an analysis of the wayfinding culture of Evenki reindeer herders and hunters

Abstract The present work explores the link between navigational processes and the experience of place by considering the case of Evenki reindeer herders and hunters. Our analysis shows how the idiosyncratic wayfinding methods of the Evenki result in a unique experience of place – a case that elucid...

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Bibliographic Details
Published in:Journal of Navigation
Main Authors: Fernández Velasco, Pablo, Gleizer, Anna
Other Authors: British Academy, Irish Research Council
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Cambridge University Press (CUP) 2023
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Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0373463324000018
https://www.cambridge.org/core/services/aop-cambridge-core/content/view/S0373463324000018