Contemporary Wolf Hunters in the Taiga of the Sakha Republic (Yakutia).
This article presents two ethnographic case studies illustrating the practices and perceptions of contemporary wolf hunters (volchatniki) in the Sakha Republic (Yakutia). We aim to show how contemporary volchatniki rely on individual strategies such as self-crafted technologies and hunting magic. Hu...
| Published in: | Sibirica: Interdisciplinary Journal of Siberian Studies Vol. 23; no. 2; pp. 1 - 32 |
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Berghahn Books
Summer2024
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