Author: Frédéric Laugrand
Publisher: Berghahn Books
ISBN: 1782384065
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 418
Book Description
Inuit hunting traditions are rich in perceptions, practices and stories relating to animals and human beings. The authors examine key figures such as the raven, an animal that has a central place in Inuit culture as a creator and a trickster, and qupirruit, a category consisting of insects and other small life forms. After these non-social and inedible animals, they discuss the dog, the companion of the hunter, and the fellow hunter, the bear, considered to resemble a human being. A discussion of the renewal of whale hunting accompanies the chapters about animals considered ‘prey par excellence’: the caribou, the seals and the whale, symbol of the whole. By giving precedence to Inuit categories such as ‘inua’ (owner) and ‘tarniq’ (shade) over European concepts such as ‘spirit ‘and ‘soul’, the book compares and contrasts human beings and animals to provide a better understanding of human-animal relationships in a hunting society.
Hunters, Predators and Prey
Author: Frédéric Laugrand
Publisher: Berghahn Books
ISBN: 1782384065
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 418
Book Description
Inuit hunting traditions are rich in perceptions, practices and stories relating to animals and human beings. The authors examine key figures such as the raven, an animal that has a central place in Inuit culture as a creator and a trickster, and qupirruit, a category consisting of insects and other small life forms. After these non-social and inedible animals, they discuss the dog, the companion of the hunter, and the fellow hunter, the bear, considered to resemble a human being. A discussion of the renewal of whale hunting accompanies the chapters about animals considered ‘prey par excellence’: the caribou, the seals and the whale, symbol of the whole. By giving precedence to Inuit categories such as ‘inua’ (owner) and ‘tarniq’ (shade) over European concepts such as ‘spirit ‘and ‘soul’, the book compares and contrasts human beings and animals to provide a better understanding of human-animal relationships in a hunting society.
Publisher: Berghahn Books
ISBN: 1782384065
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 418
Book Description
Inuit hunting traditions are rich in perceptions, practices and stories relating to animals and human beings. The authors examine key figures such as the raven, an animal that has a central place in Inuit culture as a creator and a trickster, and qupirruit, a category consisting of insects and other small life forms. After these non-social and inedible animals, they discuss the dog, the companion of the hunter, and the fellow hunter, the bear, considered to resemble a human being. A discussion of the renewal of whale hunting accompanies the chapters about animals considered ‘prey par excellence’: the caribou, the seals and the whale, symbol of the whole. By giving precedence to Inuit categories such as ‘inua’ (owner) and ‘tarniq’ (shade) over European concepts such as ‘spirit ‘and ‘soul’, the book compares and contrasts human beings and animals to provide a better understanding of human-animal relationships in a hunting society.
Hunter/Prey
Author: Sam Sisavath
Publisher: Road to Babylon Media
ISBN: 9780692368282
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 192
Book Description
REVENGE MEANS CARRYING A LOADED SHOTGUN. She has been planning this for ten years. She's thought of everything and trained for this one single night. Nothing could possibly go wrong. He's a serial killer who has eluded the police for the last ten years. When his latest victim turns out to not be who she appears, the hunter will discover what it's like to be the prey. When these two very determined foes clash, there will be blood. One way or another, only one of them is coming out of this alive...
Publisher: Road to Babylon Media
ISBN: 9780692368282
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 192
Book Description
REVENGE MEANS CARRYING A LOADED SHOTGUN. She has been planning this for ten years. She's thought of everything and trained for this one single night. Nothing could possibly go wrong. He's a serial killer who has eluded the police for the last ten years. When his latest victim turns out to not be who she appears, the hunter will discover what it's like to be the prey. When these two very determined foes clash, there will be blood. One way or another, only one of them is coming out of this alive...
Wolves on the Hunt
Author: L. David Mech
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
ISBN: 022625514X
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 218
Book Description
The wolf is an adept killer, able to take down prey much larger than itself. While adapted to hunt primarily hoofed animals, a wolf - or especially a pack of wolves - can kill individuals of just about any species. Combining behavioral data, thousands of hours of original field observations, research in the literature, a wealth of illustrations, and - in the e-book edition and online - video segments from cinematographer Robert K. Landis, the authors create a compelling and complex picture of these hunters.
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
ISBN: 022625514X
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 218
Book Description
The wolf is an adept killer, able to take down prey much larger than itself. While adapted to hunt primarily hoofed animals, a wolf - or especially a pack of wolves - can kill individuals of just about any species. Combining behavioral data, thousands of hours of original field observations, research in the literature, a wealth of illustrations, and - in the e-book edition and online - video segments from cinematographer Robert K. Landis, the authors create a compelling and complex picture of these hunters.
Survival by Hunting
Author: George Frison
Publisher: Univ of California Press
ISBN: 0520231902
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 288
Book Description
"George Frison is an icon in American archeology. In Survival by Hunting, he describes personal experiences leading to the insights and perspectives that set him apart from the majority of his colleagues, who know of large game hunting only secondhand."—Michael B. Collins, Texas Archeological Research Laboratory, the University of Texas at Austin “This small book is a record of achievement and dedication to learning rarely seen in the profession of archaeology. It is the inspirational product of a person who fully understands the critical importance of prior knowledge about the behavior of prey to inferring the activities of ancient hunter-gatherers. Students of past hunter-gatherers need to read this book.”—Lewis R. Binford, author of In Pursuit of the Past
Publisher: Univ of California Press
ISBN: 0520231902
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 288
Book Description
"George Frison is an icon in American archeology. In Survival by Hunting, he describes personal experiences leading to the insights and perspectives that set him apart from the majority of his colleagues, who know of large game hunting only secondhand."—Michael B. Collins, Texas Archeological Research Laboratory, the University of Texas at Austin “This small book is a record of achievement and dedication to learning rarely seen in the profession of archaeology. It is the inspirational product of a person who fully understands the critical importance of prior knowledge about the behavior of prey to inferring the activities of ancient hunter-gatherers. Students of past hunter-gatherers need to read this book.”—Lewis R. Binford, author of In Pursuit of the Past
The Prey
Author: Andrew Fukuda
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 0857075462
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 322
Book Description
For Gene and the remaining humans - or hepers - death is just a heartbeat away. On the run and hunted by society, they must find a way to survive in The Vast... and avoid the hungry predators tracking them in the dark. But they're not the only things following Gene. He's haunted by the girl he left behind and his burgeoning feelings for Sissy, the human girl at his side. When they discover a refuge of exiled humans living high in the mountains, Gene and his friends think they're finally safe. Led by a group of intensely secretive elders, the civilisation begins to raise more questions than answers. A strict code of behaviour is the rule, harsh punishments are meted out, young men are nowhere to be found - and Gene begins to wonder if the world they've entered is just as evil as the one they left behind. As life at the refuge grows more perilous, he and Sissy only grow closer. In an increasingly violent world, all they have is each other . . . if they can only stay alive.
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 0857075462
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 322
Book Description
For Gene and the remaining humans - or hepers - death is just a heartbeat away. On the run and hunted by society, they must find a way to survive in The Vast... and avoid the hungry predators tracking them in the dark. But they're not the only things following Gene. He's haunted by the girl he left behind and his burgeoning feelings for Sissy, the human girl at his side. When they discover a refuge of exiled humans living high in the mountains, Gene and his friends think they're finally safe. Led by a group of intensely secretive elders, the civilisation begins to raise more questions than answers. A strict code of behaviour is the rule, harsh punishments are meted out, young men are nowhere to be found - and Gene begins to wonder if the world they've entered is just as evil as the one they left behind. As life at the refuge grows more perilous, he and Sissy only grow closer. In an increasingly violent world, all they have is each other . . . if they can only stay alive.
Prey Into Hunter
Author: Maurice Bloch
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 9780521423120
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 136
Book Description
In this book Maurice Bloch synthesises a radical theory of religion.
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 9780521423120
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 136
Book Description
In this book Maurice Bloch synthesises a radical theory of religion.
Predator: Hunters
Author: Chris Warner
Publisher: Dark Horse Comics
ISBN: 1630087440
Category : Comics & Graphic Novels
Languages : en
Pages : 122
Book Description
A disparate group of human protagonists from Dark Horse's past thirty years of Predator are set on a collision course with their most hated enemy--rendered in frenetic, violent detail by artist Francisco Ruiz Velasco! Since time immemorial, the aliens known as Predators have come to Earth to hunt us. Now a group of survivors of those visits have begun a hunt of their own. This is the year that humanity turns the tables on the Predators! When Enoch Nakai is recruited by a privately funded group of former soldiers, drug runners, and FBI agents to investigate the killers from beyond the stars, he sees it as a chance to strike back at the creatures who derailed his life. But the team's destination--a South Pacific island paradise--hides a terror no one expects!
Publisher: Dark Horse Comics
ISBN: 1630087440
Category : Comics & Graphic Novels
Languages : en
Pages : 122
Book Description
A disparate group of human protagonists from Dark Horse's past thirty years of Predator are set on a collision course with their most hated enemy--rendered in frenetic, violent detail by artist Francisco Ruiz Velasco! Since time immemorial, the aliens known as Predators have come to Earth to hunt us. Now a group of survivors of those visits have begun a hunt of their own. This is the year that humanity turns the tables on the Predators! When Enoch Nakai is recruited by a privately funded group of former soldiers, drug runners, and FBI agents to investigate the killers from beyond the stars, he sees it as a chance to strike back at the creatures who derailed his life. But the team's destination--a South Pacific island paradise--hides a terror no one expects!
The Hunt Trilogy
Author: Andrew Fukuda
Publisher: St. Martin's Griffin
ISBN: 1250099919
Category : Young Adult Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 881
Book Description
Get caught up in the action with Andrew Fukuda's The Hunt Trilogy: The Hunt, The Prey and The Trap. Together for the first time in one collection. Don't Sweat. Don't Laugh. Don't draw attention to yourself. And most of all, whatever you do, do not fall in love with one of them. The Hunt Gene has a deadly secret; he's different from everyone else around him. He can't run with lightning speed, sunlight doesn't hurt him and he doesn't have an unquenchable lust for blood. Gene is a human, and he knows the rules. Keep the truth a secret. It's the only way to stay alive in a world of night—a world where humans are considered a delicacy and hunted for their blood. The Prey With death only a heartbeat away, Gene and the remaining humans must find a way to survive long enough to escape the hungry predators chasing them through the night. But they're not the only things following Gene. He's haunted by Ashley June who he left behind, and his burgeoning feelings for Sissy, the human girl at his side. The Trap After barely escaping the Mission alive, Gene and Sissy face an impossible task: staying alive long enough to stop an entire world bent on their destruction. Bound on a train heading into the unknown with the surviving Mission girls, Gene, Sissy, David, and Epap must stick together and use everything they have to protect each other and their only hope: the cure that will turn the blood-thirsty creatures around them into humans again.
Publisher: St. Martin's Griffin
ISBN: 1250099919
Category : Young Adult Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 881
Book Description
Get caught up in the action with Andrew Fukuda's The Hunt Trilogy: The Hunt, The Prey and The Trap. Together for the first time in one collection. Don't Sweat. Don't Laugh. Don't draw attention to yourself. And most of all, whatever you do, do not fall in love with one of them. The Hunt Gene has a deadly secret; he's different from everyone else around him. He can't run with lightning speed, sunlight doesn't hurt him and he doesn't have an unquenchable lust for blood. Gene is a human, and he knows the rules. Keep the truth a secret. It's the only way to stay alive in a world of night—a world where humans are considered a delicacy and hunted for their blood. The Prey With death only a heartbeat away, Gene and the remaining humans must find a way to survive long enough to escape the hungry predators chasing them through the night. But they're not the only things following Gene. He's haunted by Ashley June who he left behind, and his burgeoning feelings for Sissy, the human girl at his side. The Trap After barely escaping the Mission alive, Gene and Sissy face an impossible task: staying alive long enough to stop an entire world bent on their destruction. Bound on a train heading into the unknown with the surviving Mission girls, Gene, Sissy, David, and Epap must stick together and use everything they have to protect each other and their only hope: the cure that will turn the blood-thirsty creatures around them into humans again.
Obsidian Prey
Author: Jayne Castle
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 1101133503
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 267
Book Description
The world of Harmony has its own special glow, thanks to the aliens who left behind powerful amber and twisting underground catacombs. Sparks fly, senses are rezzed, and passion can take you by surprise... Three months ago, Amber Tuner and independent prospector Lyra Dore made the find of the decade in an underground rain forest: amethyst ruins. But the very man she was dating stole her claim--and her heart. At least she has her artistically talented dust bunny, Vincent, to comfort her... Amber Inc. CEO Cruz Sweetwater never meant to hurt Lyra. His affinity for obsidian amber gives him the ability to sense that she is his true love. But the ruins have mysterious powers, putting everyone involved with the project in danger. Only by trusting their psychic instincts will Cruz and Lyra survive--and surrender--to the desire that binds them.
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 1101133503
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 267
Book Description
The world of Harmony has its own special glow, thanks to the aliens who left behind powerful amber and twisting underground catacombs. Sparks fly, senses are rezzed, and passion can take you by surprise... Three months ago, Amber Tuner and independent prospector Lyra Dore made the find of the decade in an underground rain forest: amethyst ruins. But the very man she was dating stole her claim--and her heart. At least she has her artistically talented dust bunny, Vincent, to comfort her... Amber Inc. CEO Cruz Sweetwater never meant to hurt Lyra. His affinity for obsidian amber gives him the ability to sense that she is his true love. But the ruins have mysterious powers, putting everyone involved with the project in danger. Only by trusting their psychic instincts will Cruz and Lyra survive--and surrender--to the desire that binds them.
Dark Hunter's Prey
Author: I. T. Lucas
Publisher: Children of the Gods Paranorma
ISBN: 9781957139081
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 348
Book Description
When Alena and Orion join Kalugal and Jacki on a romantic vacation to the enchanting Lake Lugu in China, they anticipate a couple of visits to Kalugal's archeological dig, some sightseeing, and a lot of lovemaking. Their excursion takes an unexpected turn when Jacki's vision sends them on a perilous hunt for the elusive Kra-ell. As things progress from bad to worse, Alena beseeches the Fates to keep everyone in their group alive. She can't fathom losing any of them, but most of all, Orion. For over two thousand years, she walked the earth alone, but after mere days with him at her side, she can't imagine life without him.
Publisher: Children of the Gods Paranorma
ISBN: 9781957139081
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 348
Book Description
When Alena and Orion join Kalugal and Jacki on a romantic vacation to the enchanting Lake Lugu in China, they anticipate a couple of visits to Kalugal's archeological dig, some sightseeing, and a lot of lovemaking. Their excursion takes an unexpected turn when Jacki's vision sends them on a perilous hunt for the elusive Kra-ell. As things progress from bad to worse, Alena beseeches the Fates to keep everyone in their group alive. She can't fathom losing any of them, but most of all, Orion. For over two thousand years, she walked the earth alone, but after mere days with him at her side, she can't imagine life without him.