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Pour une ethnoculture de l'élevage vaches et « généalogies » dans la mémoire collective

Yvonne PREISWERK

fr Anthropozoologica 21 - Pages 31-39

Published on 01 November 1995

 This article is a part of the thematic issue Animal in man's space, man in the animal space. Proceedings of the 5th international meeting of HASRI, Genova, 23-25 November 1994

Cultural and ethnographie dimension of cow-breeding in Switzerland: a collective memory on cow's généalogies

The ties and emotional links between breeders and their animals reveal a very lively collective ethnocultural memory. One notes a strong relationship between breeders, their animals and their territory that shows specific forms of stock farming and regional identity. Through the breeder's family and the cow's genealogy a fascinating cultural richness emerges that transcends cattle breeding per se.


Keywords:

Switzerland, Valais (canton of Switzerland), Cow-breed, Fighting cows, Cattle breeding, Breeders, Regional identity, Genealogic affiliation, Ethnoculture, Cultural aspects, Collective memory, Orally expressed tradition.

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PREISWERK Y. 1995. — Pour une ethnoculture de l'élevage vaches et « généalogies » dans la mémoire collective, in CHAIX L., OLIVE C., de ROGUIN L., SIDI MAAMAR H. & STUDER J. (éds), L'animal dans l'espace humain, l'homme dans l'espace animal . Actes du 5ème Colloque international HASRI, Genève, 23-25 novembre 1994. Anthropozoologica 21: 31-39.