Walking behind the old women: Sacred Sakha cow knowledge in the 21st century

Human Ecology Review

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 115-129

  Crate, Susan A ^a  

^a GEORGE MASON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Environmental anthropology; Indigenous peoples; Local knowledge; Sacred belief; Social cohesion; Viliui Sakha

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA;

EID: 43449134370     PISSN: 10744827     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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