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Human Perceptions Of Animals And Animal Awareness: The Cultural Dimension, Elizabeth A. Lawrence
Human Perceptions Of Animals And Animal Awareness: The Cultural Dimension, Elizabeth A. Lawrence
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Culture is generally a powerful determinant of human perceptions of animals and the treatment animals receive in a given society. Fbr example, Plains Indians' views of the status of animals-their capacities, their awareness, and their place in the world relative to mankind-differ radically from those characteristic ofWestern thought. Many of the contemporary Crow Indians, a group of native Americans among which I have recently carried out anthropological field research, continue to look upon their horses according to traditional tribal belief. Their particular attitude toward horses conflicts with that of the dominant white society with which the Indians and their horses …