Cows, Pigs, Wars, and Witches : The Riddles of Culture (Paperback)

from kant1066

Civilizations, even the most advanced among them, are invariably strewn with mythologies, folklore, and recherche taboo. While the contemporary United States would itself provide enough material fo...

from keristars

Cows, Pigs, Wars, and Witches has often been cited in discussions about why religious customs are the way they are. I've seen it mentioned all over the web in the last ten years or so, but it was d...

from flydodofly

Although it has been written in 1974, the views are so - modern. At the same time, clear headed and very clever. The book ends with a great, to-the-point conclusion: "Yet, there is sound basis for ...

from hlselz

If you're ever going to read an anthropology book, this is the one to check out. Its about why people, and cultures do what they do. Very simple read.

from keneumey

I did not like this book. It never occurred to me to question why Hindus would rather starve than eat a sacred cow.This book seemed to me to be an old white guys anthropological "opinion," giving W...