Widlok, Thomas (2016). The universal hunter? J. Contemp. Afr. Stud., 34 (1). S. 97 - 111. ABINGDON: ROUTLEDGE JOURNALS, TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD. ISSN 1469-9397
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Commercial hunters in southern Africa often claim that they have immediate and privileged access to the culture of indigenous hunter-gatherer groups because they share the same subsistence pursuit. In this contribution I challenge these claims on two accounts. First, I highlight that hunting was part and parcel of many different social groups in southern Africa and I outline some of the historical shifts that have occurred to 'hunting' as the historical context changes in which hunting is being practiced across time and space. I propose a notational system to identify differences (and similarities) in the hunting practice. Second, I underline that hunting is only appropriately described in terms of the social relations that it constitutes. I suggest to apply the notion of 'community of practice' in a way that facilitates the comparison of various forms of interaction between commercial and indigenous hunters in terms of the positioning of the agents involved.
| Item Type: | Journal Article | ||||||||
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| URN: | urn:nbn:de:hbz:38-289268 | ||||||||
| DOI: | 10.1080/02589001.2016.1196324 | ||||||||
| Journal or Publication Title: | J. Contemp. Afr. Stud. | ||||||||
| Volume: | 34 | ||||||||
| Number: | 1 | ||||||||
| Page Range: | S. 97 - 111 | ||||||||
| Date: | 2016 | ||||||||
| Publisher: | ROUTLEDGE JOURNALS, TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD | ||||||||
| Place of Publication: | ABINGDON | ||||||||
| ISSN: | 1469-9397 | ||||||||
| Language: | English | ||||||||
| Faculty: | Unspecified | ||||||||
| Divisions: | Unspecified | ||||||||
| Subjects: | no entry | ||||||||
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| Refereed: | Yes | ||||||||
| URI: | http://kups.ub.uni-koeln.de/id/eprint/28926 |
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