MARTOR no. 29 / year 2024

Scuffling with the Wild Animal. Recorded Documents with Shepherds from the Carpathians

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DOI: www.doi.org/10.57225/martor.2024.29.16

AUTHOR:
Laura Jiga Iliescu
“Constantin Brăiloiu” Institute of Ethnography and Folklore, The Romanian Academy, Romania
ORCID: 0000-0001-6688-6543

PAGES: 207-217

KEYWORDS: Wild animals; bear; fieldwork; shepherds; Carpathian Mountains.

ABSTRACT:
Whether harmonious or tense over time, the ways in which encounters with wild animals are narrated reflect perspectives on nature and human interaction with it. In this regard, the article reveals documents recorded by the author during fieldworks conducted among Carpathian shepherds.

HOW TO CITE THIS ARTICLE:
Jiga Iliescu, Laura. 2024. “Scuffling with the Wild Animal. Recorded Documents with Shepherds from the Carpathians.” Martor 29, 207-17. [DOI: 10.57225/martor.2024.29.16]

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