Shepherd’s Enemy or Aşina, Böri, Börte Činō, and Bozkurt
Wolf as Menace, Wolf as Mythical
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12419233 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Renee Worringer (1 Islamic and Middle East History, Department of History, University of Guelph [email protected], corresponding author) |
| Year | 2016 |
| Volume | 24 |
| Issue | 6 |
| Pages | 556-573 |
| Publication date | 2016-11-02 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Society and Animals (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1063-1119 • E-ISSN: 1568-5306 |
| Publisher | Brill (PUBLISHER • NL) |
| DOI | 10.1163/15685306-12341431 |
| OpenAlex | W2559891556 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 10 |
Wolves have been a constant in human consciousness, whether they are considered supernatural beings, nurturers and guides for humankind, or powerful or malevolent predators. Attitudes toward wolves in Western Christian societies have been overwhelmingly negative due to perceptions of wolves as preying upon souls and flocks. Pre-modern Turco-Mongolian views of wolves were generally positive, as she-wolves, ancestral deities, or guides for nomadic warriors, even after conversion to Islam. This Turco-Mongolian perspective allows the wolves some protection against human aggression in Turkic and Mongolian regions in the present
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| Unique citing works | 1 |
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| Citations per year | 0,33 |
| Citation span | 2023 - 2023 (1) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 1 |