Cows, Pigs, Wars, and Witches: The Riddles of Culture by Marvin Harris
Cows, Pigs, Wars, and Witches: The Riddles of Culture

Marvin Harris

Cows, Pigs, Wars, and Witches: The Riddles of Culture

Marvin Harris

288 pages first pub 1974 (editions)

nonfiction history sociology informative slow-paced
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One of America's leading anthropolgists offers solutions to the perplexing question of why people behave the way they do.Why do Hindus worship cows? Why do Jews and Moslems refuse to eat pork? Why did so many people in post-medieval Europe believe...

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