The Wolf: Culture, Nature, Heritage Convery Ian
New insights into the changing human attitudes towards wild nature through the depiction of wolves in human culture and heritage.Few animals arouse such strong opinion as the wolf. It occupies a…
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New insights into the changing human attitudes towards wild nature through the depiction of wolves in human culture and heritage.Few animals arouse such strong opinion as the wolf. It occupies a contested, ambiguous, yet central role in human culture and heritage. It appears as both an inspirational emblem of the wild and an embodiment of evil. Offering a mirror to different human attitudes, beliefs, and values, the wolf is, arguably, the species that plays the greatest role in shaping our views on what nature is or should be.North America and, more recently, Europe have witnessed a remarkable return of the grey wolf (Canis lupus, and its close relative the Eurasian wolf, Canis lupus lupus) to eco-systems. The essays collected here explore aspects of this recovery, and consider the history, literature and myth surrounding this iconic species. There are chapters on wolf