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Man and Bear: A Cultural Exploration

Man and Bear: A Cultural Exploration

Original title : ours Homme et l'ours

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A lavishly illustrated quarto volume by Jean-Dominique Lajoux, published by Glénat in 1996. 224 pages with numerous illustrations, bibliography included. Hardcover binding with dust jacket. The book explores: 1) The animal itself. 2) The bear in the collective imagination across time. 3) The bear and Christian religion. 4) The bear and time. 5) From bear trainers to shamans. 6) The…

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A lavishly illustrated quarto volume by Jean-Dominique Lajoux, published by Glénat in 1996. 224 pages with numerous illustrations, bibliography included. Hardcover binding with dust jacket. The book explores: 1) The animal itself. 2) The bear in the collective imagination across time. 3) The bear and Christian religion. 4) The bear and time. 5) From bear trainers to shamans. 6) The bear’s paw and hide. 7) Bears and sexuality. 8) Bears in fairy tales and legends. 9) Bears in epic texts of Nordic and Siberian populations. 10) Bear festivals. 11) Humans, bears, and their ancestors. 12) A bear cult and its survivals in European folklore.

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