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Boeknummer: 78165

Soul of the Tiger: Searching for Nature's Answers in Exotic Southeast Asia.

McNeely, Jeffrey A. / Paul Spencer Wachtel.

Doubleday, New York, 1988

ISBN: 9780385242257

€ 10,00

Original half cloth, with dust-jacket. xviii,390 pp.; 24x16 cm. Text in English. - (small signs of use, slightly discolored) Very good, see picture.

Explores the complex relationships between humans and wildlife in Southeast Asia, blending natural history, mythology, and cultural analysis. The book highlights the roles that animals such as tigers, pigs, crocodiles, and rats play in the daily lives and spiritual beliefs of local communities. It examines the impact of Buddhist and Hindu philosophies on conservation and discusses how human activities, like fire and irrigation, shape the environment.