The Three Duties of Good Fortune: 'Luck' as a Relational Process among Hunting Peoples of the Siberian Forest in Pre-Soviet Times.

This article is based on data from pre-Soviet Siberia, mainly, the West Buryat and Tungus Evenk groups. As a product that cannot be produced, game is an ideal example of something that requires 'luck'. Far from being passively received, luck requires an active behavior and implies controlled interac...

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Published in:Social Analysis Vol. 56; no. 1; pp. 99 - 117
Main Author: Hamayon, Roberte N.
Format: Article
Published: Berghahn Books Spring2012
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