The rise of reindeer pastoralism in Northern Eurasia: human and animal motivations entangled
Explanatory models of how domestic animals entered human societies often focus on human choices and overlook the role of animal agency in this process. After discussing the dichotomy between nature and society in these models and in anthropology, this article examines the respective roles of animal...
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crwiley:10.1111/1467-9655.12612_1 2024-09-09T19:24:03+00:00 The rise of reindeer pastoralism in Northern Eurasia: human and animal motivations entangled Stépanoff, Charles 2017 http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/1467-9655.12612_1 https://api.wiley.com/onlinelibrary/tdm/v1/articles/10.1111%2F1467-9655.12612_1 http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/wol1/doi/10.1111/1467-9655.12612_1/fullpdf en eng Wiley http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/termsAndConditions#vor Journal of the Royal Anthropological Institute volume 23, issue 2, page 376-396 ISSN 1359-0987 1467-9655 journal-article 2017 crwiley https://doi.org/10.1111/1467-9655.12612_1 2024-06-27T04:23:08Z Explanatory models of how domestic animals entered human societies often focus on human choices and overlook the role of animal agency in this process. After discussing the dichotomy between nature and society in these models and in anthropology, this article examines the respective roles of animal and human motivations and agencies in the advent of reindeer pastoralism in the Eurasian Arctic. Based on recent multidisciplinary approaches, it hypothesizes an intensification process whereby reciprocal adaptations by reindeer and people gave rise to new hybrid herding socialities. It proposes a holist interpretation that takes account of the triadic nature of the ‘pastoral niche’, characterized by an interaction between humans, animals, and the landscape. Article in Journal/Newspaper Arctic Wiley Online Library Arctic Journal of the Royal Anthropological Institute 23 2 376 396 |
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Explanatory models of how domestic animals entered human societies often focus on human choices and overlook the role of animal agency in this process. After discussing the dichotomy between nature and society in these models and in anthropology, this article examines the respective roles of animal and human motivations and agencies in the advent of reindeer pastoralism in the Eurasian Arctic. Based on recent multidisciplinary approaches, it hypothesizes an intensification process whereby reciprocal adaptations by reindeer and people gave rise to new hybrid herding socialities. It proposes a holist interpretation that takes account of the triadic nature of the ‘pastoral niche’, characterized by an interaction between humans, animals, and the landscape. |
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The rise of reindeer pastoralism in Northern Eurasia: human and animal motivations entangled |
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