@book{fdi:010090445, title = {{C}omposing worlds with elephants : interdisciplinary dialogues}, author = {{L}ain{\'e}, {N}icolas and {K}eil, {P}.{G}. and {R}ahmat, {K}.}, editor = {{L}ain{\'e}, {N}icolas and {K}eil, {P}.{G}. and {R}ahmat, {K}.}, language = {{ENG}}, abstract = {{C}omposing {W}orlds with {E}lephants is an interdisciplinary dialogue exploring the historical, social, and ecological entanglement of humans and elephants, a thousands of years old interspecies connection that is multi-dimensional, ambivalent, and always changing. {F}ocusing largely on elephants and peoples across {A}sia, the research in this volume addresses key issues in the study of their relationship including: dimensions of co-existence, cultures of elephant husbandry, and animal agency. {C}hapters expand how we conceptualize and study elephants, offering ideas that might also help us live better with these endangered animals. {A}cademic texts are supported by visual contributions from three acclaimed guest artists, original visions that enrich our understanding of human-elephant worlds. {C}omposing {W}orlds with {E}lephants is of value to researchers of human-animal relations across the humanities, social and natural sciences, as well as conservationists and an engaged public interested in exploring new perspectives on humanity's connection with these charismatic giants.}, keywords = {{SRI} {LANKA} ; {LAOS} ; {INDE}}, address = {[{M}arseille]}, publisher = {{IRD}}, series = {{M}ondes {V}ivants}, pages = {341}, year = {2023}, ISBN = {978-2-7099-2993-6}, URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010090445}, }