by Marvin Harris · Alianza Editorial · tapa blanda · ISBN 9788420674391
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«Vacas, cerdos, guerras y brujas» is the anthropology essay by Marvin Harris, published by Alianza Editorial in paperback (296 pages, in Spanish).
Marvin Harris seeks the material causes of customs that at first glance seem enigmatic: the pig taboo, the sanctity of cows, messianic movements, or the bellicosity of certain groups. He proposes that these practices are explained by ecological, economic, and social conditions, not by mere superstition.
The 2011 edition, translated by Juan Oliver Sánchez, was published in the collection El libro de bolsillo, Biblioteca Harris; the original appeared in 1974 as Cows, Pigs, Wars, and Witches.
A book for those who want to approach cultural anthropology and the material explanations of traditions.
Marvin Harris was an American anthropologist. He was born in Brooklyn, New York City. A prolific writer, he was highly influential in the development of cultural materialism. In his work, he combined Karl Marx's emphasis on the forces of production with Thomas Malthus's insights on the impact of demographic factors on other parts of the sociocultural system.
