The Fear of the Lord: Hunting as if the Boss is Watching

Hunting Philosophy for Everyone: In Search of the Wild Life

Volumn , Issue , 2010, Pages 134-148

  Duerr, Janina ^a  

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Author keywords

An eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth; Animal Guardian, outward guise being that of a human or an animal; Nothing wants to die people like meat and value hunting, universally considered a prestigious affair; Solution 3 Give, and Ye Shall Receive; Solution 4 take only what you need; The "real" concealment after killing a jaguar, Guaraio hunters throw away their bow and arrows, so as not to disclose their identity; The fear of the lord Hunting as if the Boss is Watching; Tiert terskrupulantismus experience of scruples about the killing of animals by Rudolf Bilz; Warding off revenge of animal or its master animals defenseless; Wild game, protected by a mythical figure the master or mistress of animals

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EID: 84861623980     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1002/9781444327694.ch11     Document Type: Chapter

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