| Titre | Rites et stratégies d'adaptation : la chasse à courre en bocage vendéen | |
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| Auteur | Bernadette Bûcher | |
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Revue | Etudes rurales |
| Numéro | no 87, 1982 La chasse et la cueillette aujourd'hui | |
| Rubrique / Thématique | Gens de chasse |
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| Page | 269-286 | |
| Résumé anglais |
Ritual and Adaptation Strategies : Hunting in the Woodlands of Western France (Vendée)
If coursing deer with hounds has long been and still is in many regions an expensive, exclusive sport, this is not the case in the Vendée where it involves the whole rural community. Here village shopkeepers, factory workers, farmers organized their own hunting establishment (équipage) and managed to involve, to their advantage, the local gentry and the old and new bourgeoisie. The study focuses on the relationship between the ritual aspects of the hunt and modernization processes. Using both ethnographic and historical data, the paper shows the transformations in the social and economic make up of the hunt through two great periods : before and after the Revolution and after World War II when the «green revolution» occurred. The author argues that persistent cultural codes and values are the key to understanding the dynamic and creative role of ritual in social change. She shows in particular how the creation of the new hunt has been made possible only through a traditional system of exchange which operates among the members of the hunting establishment and, outside of it, between different types of hunters. Hunting itself is shown to embody these values and to celebrate the successful adaptation of the regained community in the face of the disruptive conditions of modern life. Source : Éditeur (via Persée) |
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| Article en ligne | http://www.persee.fr/web/revues/home/prescript/article/rural_0014-2182_1982_num_87_1_2890 |
