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

Author Harris, Marvin
Publisher Vintage
Category Social Science
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PublisherVintage
ISBN / ASIN0679724680
ISBN-139780679724681
AvailabilityIn Stock.
Sales Rank81,540
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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 in witches?

Marvin Harris answers these and other perplexing questions about human behavior, showing that no matter how bizarre a people's behavior may seem, it always stems from identifiable and intelligble sources.
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