Keil P., Lainé Nicolas. (2023). Human-elephant worlds. In :
Wouters J.J.P. (ed.), Subba T.B. (ed.). The Routledge Companion to Northeast India. Abingdon (GBR) ; New York : Routledge, 232-238. ISBN 978-0-367-72566-2.
Titre du document
Human-elephant worlds
Année de publication
2023
Type de document
Partie d'ouvrage
Auteurs
Keil P., Lainé Nicolas
In
Wouters J.J.P. (ed.), Subba T.B. (ed.), The Routledge Companion to Northeast India
Source
Abingdon (GBR) ; New York : Routledge, 2023,
232-238 ISBN 978-0-367-72566-2
The relationship between humans and elephants has deeply shaped the cultures, environments, and histories of Northeast India. This entry provides an up-to-date overview of the emerging field of human-elephant studies, especially, the pioneering research by anthropologists, geographers, and historians who have studied variations of this world-shaping, interspecies interconnection in the region. The entry's synopsis extends to a proposal for four future directions that human-elephant research might take in Northeast India, including: a revaluation of the connection between elephants, ruling classes, and indigenous people; a systematic, ethnographic study of cultures of mahoutship; a re-appreciation of the socio- and geo-political position of the region through this interspecies relationship; and the need to diversify one's understanding of how humans and wild elephants co-exist.
Plan de classement
Animaux : généralités [070ANIGEN]
;
Anthropologie [106ANTHRO1]
;
Vie politique [114VIPOL]
