The Wolf: Culture, Nature, Heritage

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The Wolf

Culture, Nature, Heritage

Edited by: Ian Convery , Owen Nevin , Erwin van van Maanen , Peter Davis and Karen Lloyd
With contributions by: Marie Addyman , Cheryl Alexander , Robert G. Appleby , Rene Beyers , Elsie Blackshaw-Crosby , Marie Addyman , Cheryl Alexander , Robert G. Appleby , Rene Beyers , Elsie Blackshaw-Crosby , Luigi Boitani , Jean-Luc Borelli , Penny Bradshaw , Deborah Brady , Peter Brewitt , James Brückner , John G. Bruggink , Joseph K. Bump , Cameron R. Campbell , Kylie M. Cairns , TJ Clark-Wolf , Helen Cowie , Martin Drenthen , Nigel Dykes , Helene Figari , Mark Fisher , Holger Funk , Thomas D. Gable , Lawson Giles , Tracy Hayes , Austin T. Homkes , Sean Johnson-Bice , Jean-Marc Landry , Rob Lenders , Elizabeth Marshall , Jamie Mcphie , Javier D. Monzón , Jean-Marc Moriceau , Chris Powici , Lee Raye , Lee Schofield , Ketil Skogen , Stephen R. Sleightholme , Bradley P. Smith , Robert Williams , Steve K. Windels and Marielle van Uitert

Language: English

Published/Copyright: 2023

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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 taxonomy, including the coywolf, the red wolf, and the many faces of the dingo. We also meet the Tasmanian wolf and encounter Nazi Werewolves from Outer Space. The book explores the challenges of separating fact from fiction and superstition, and our willingness to co-exist with large carnivores in the twenty-first century. Biologists, historians, anthropologists, cultural theorists, conservationists and museologists will all find riches in the detail presented in this wolf collection.

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Contributor: Ian Convery IAN CONVERY is Professor of Environment & Society at the University of Cumbria. He is a Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society and is a director of the Lifescapes Project conservation charity. --- Contributor: Owen Nevin OWEN T. NEVIN is Chief Executive Officer of the Western Australian Biodiversity Science Institute (WABSI), Adjunct Professor of Conservation Biology at CQUniversity Australia and Anniversary Visiting Professor of Conservation Biology at the University of Cumbria --- Contributor: Erwin van Maanen Erwin van Maanen of EcoNatura is a (conservation) biologist, with a specific interest in mammalian carnivore ecology. --- Contributor: Peter Davis PETER DAVIS is Emeritus Professor of Museology in the School of Arts and Cultures at Newcastle University, UK. His research interests relate to the connections between place, nature, heritage, communities and sustainability. --- Contributor: Karen Lloyd Karen Lloyd is the writer in residence with Lancaster University's Future Places Centre. She teaches on Lancaster's MA in Creative Writing and lives in the English Lake District. --- Contributor: Marie Addyman MARIE ADDYMAN is an independent scholar whose writing and teaching reflects the interdisciplinary approach which is fundamental to her practice. While guest-lecturing on English literature and women's studies at various English universities, she has taught literature, history, and history of medicine for the Open University. --- Contributor: Elizabeth Marshall Elizabeth Marshall gained her PhD from the University of St Andrews, receiving awards for both her thesis and for her work researching the cultural and sociological issues related to top predator reintroduction to Britain.

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A fascinating exploration of the many facets of our relationship with the grey wolf.

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Frontmatter Publicly Available Download PDF	i
Contents Publicly Available Download PDF	vii
Illustrations Publicly Available Download PDF	xi
Preface and Acknowledgments Ian Convery, Owen Nevin, Karen Lloyd, Ewin van Maanen and Peter Davis Publicly Available Download PDF	xv
Abbreviations Publicly Available Download PDF	xvii
Trophic Cascade Camille T. Dungy Publicly Available Download PDF	xix
Foreword Luigi Boitani Publicly Available Download PDF	xxi
Part I Imagining the Wolf
1 The Wolf in the Human Mind Across Space and Time Erwin van Maanen Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	3
2 A History of Wolves and People in France Jean-Marc Moriceau and Erwin van Maanen Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	21
3 Wolves and Other Mammals Hunted in Medieval English Forests Lee Raye Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	37
4 ‘Uuluesheued!’ The Historical Significance of the Wolf to Early Indo-Europeans Rob Lenders Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	47
5 Wolves Behind Bars Helen Cowie Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	57
6 Nazi Werewolves from Outer Space: Posthuman- Wolf-Multiplicities and their (Mis)appropriations Jamie Mcphie Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	69
7 Never Mind the Girl; What About the Wolf? Marie Addyman Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	83
8 Whose Wolf Is It Anyway? Wolves, Wilderness and Belonging Chris Powici Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	93
9 Defined ‘as much by their absence as their iconography’: Reimagining Wolves in Cumbria in Sarah Hall’s The Wolf Border Penny Bradshaw Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	99
10 A ‘Wasteland’ Infested by Wolves: The Fallacy of ‘Dark Age’ England Elizabeth Marshall Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	107
Part II What Makes the Wolf?
11 The Wolf Pack Peter Davis Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	119
12 The Wolf in the Pastoral System of Southern France Jean-Marc Landry and Jean-Luc Borelli Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	131
13 Contemporary Public Images of the Wolf Helene Figari and Ketil Skogen Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	145
14 The Sweetness of Freedom: Reflections on the Occasion of the Japanese Wolf Holger Funk Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	151
15 Reimagining the Dingo: The ‘Australian Wolf ’ or Just a Feral Dog? Bradley P. Smith, Robert G. Appleby and Kylie M. Cairns Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	161
16 Pushing the Ecological Niche: A Sea Wolf Called Takaya Cheryl Alexander and Karen Lloyd Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	179
17 ‘Hunger-Greedy Appetite’: The Wolf in Early- Modern English Natural History Marie Addyman Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	191
18 What About the Coywolf? Javier D. Monzón Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	203
19 Is That a Wolf? Politics, Science and Red Wolf Identity Peter Brewitt and Lawson Giles Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	217
20 The Thylacine: A Wolf in Name Only Stephen R Sleightholme and Cameron R Campbell Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	231
Part III Return of the Wolf
21 Landscapes of Coexistence: Livestock and Wolves in the Mountains of North Spain Nigel Dykes Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	239
22 The Wolves of Yellowstone: Saviours of the Songbird or Pieces of the Puzzle? Rene Beyers, T. J. Clark-Wolf, Peter Brewitt, Owen Nevin and Ian Convery Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	249
23 Wolf–Beaver Dynamics in the Greater Voyageurs Ecosystem, Minnesota Thomas D Gable Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	259
24 The Return of the Wolf in Germany: A Success Story of Rewilding with a Future? James Brückner and Erwin van Maanen Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	273
25 Finding Common Ground with Wolves: Interspecies Communication in a Shared Landscape Martin Drenthen Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	287
26 The Case for Wolves in the UK Ian Convery, Owen Nevin, Elsie Blackshaw-Crosby, Deborah Brady and Mark Fisher Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	295
Part IV Personal Encounters
27 Tracking Wolves in Western Europe: A Photo-Essay Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	317
28 Speaking Out for Wolves: A Personal Reflection Tracy Hayes Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	327
29 To Receive the Wolf Karen Lloyd Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	335
30 Úlfr and Gris: Spectral Animal Companions of the Atomic Priest Robert Williams Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	347
31 The Three-Legged Stool: Wolves, Shepherds and Sheep Lee Schofield Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	363
32 The Helsfell Wolf Karen Lloyd Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	371
Afterword: The Ecological Disadvantage of Living on an Island Mark Fisher Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	377
Glossary Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	383
Contributors Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	391
Index Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	399

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January 11, 2024

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9781805430551

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Boydell Press

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https://doi.org/10.1515/9781805430551

eBook ISBN: 9781805430551

Keywords for this book

grey wolf; Canis lupus; Eurasian wolf; Tasmanian wolf; totem; archetype; lycanthropy; heraldry; werewolf; loup-garous; folklore; fairytale; fable; hunting; ecology; coywolf; red wolf; anthropology; museology; biology

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For an expert adult audience, including professional development and academic research

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