Frontiers of Fear : Tigers and People in the Malay World, 1600-1950.
Boomgaard, Peter.
Frontiers of Fear : Tigers and People in the Malay World, 1600-1950. - 1st ed. - 1 online resource (321 pages) - Yale Agrarian Studies Series . - Yale Agrarian Studies Series .
Intro -- Contents -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Meeting the Tiger and the Other Big Cats -- 3. The Tiger: Friend or Foe? -- 4. Man-Eating Tigers -- 5. Ancestors for Sale: Bounties for the Big Cats -- 6. Hunting and Trapping -- 7. Tiger and Leopard Rituals at the Javanese Courts, 1605 -1906 -- 8. The Ancestral Tiger: From Protection to Punishment -- 9. Devouring the Hearts of the People: The Weretiger -- 10. The Rise, Decline, and Fall of the Tiger -- 11. Living Apart Together -- Notes -- References -- Index.
No detailed description available for "Frontiers of Fear".
9780300127591
Human-animal relationships -- Southeast Asia -- History.
Electronic books.
QL737.C23B658 2001
599.756/0959
Frontiers of Fear : Tigers and People in the Malay World, 1600-1950. - 1st ed. - 1 online resource (321 pages) - Yale Agrarian Studies Series . - Yale Agrarian Studies Series .
Intro -- Contents -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Meeting the Tiger and the Other Big Cats -- 3. The Tiger: Friend or Foe? -- 4. Man-Eating Tigers -- 5. Ancestors for Sale: Bounties for the Big Cats -- 6. Hunting and Trapping -- 7. Tiger and Leopard Rituals at the Javanese Courts, 1605 -1906 -- 8. The Ancestral Tiger: From Protection to Punishment -- 9. Devouring the Hearts of the People: The Weretiger -- 10. The Rise, Decline, and Fall of the Tiger -- 11. Living Apart Together -- Notes -- References -- Index.
No detailed description available for "Frontiers of Fear".
9780300127591
Human-animal relationships -- Southeast Asia -- History.
Electronic books.
QL737.C23B658 2001
599.756/0959