"Listen carefully to the voices of the birds": a comparative review of birds as signs
Around the world, people notice birds, talk about birds, and learn from birds. Birds are identified as signs, messengers, augurs, teachers, and beings that can affect one's life and livelihood. The significations of birds vary across cultures and shift over time, but not in entirely arbitrary w...
Main Authors: | Wyndham, F, Park, K |
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Format: | Journal article |
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Society of Ethnobiology
2018
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