Kolonialgeschichte und Métissage

Wendt, Helge

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“…Ethnic Chinese communities regard bats as lucky animals, with the belief based on homonymic wordplay on the words bat (fú) and blessing (fú), recorded as early as the Shang dynasty (1300-1050 CE; National Museum of China 2020). Lucky bat motifs are found in architecture, paintings, ceramics, jewelry, and textiles (Supple- Flying foxes are also associated with warriors as a traditional Iban tattoo motif (semawa) in Sarawak, Malaysian Borneo (Ganjing 1988; Supplementary Figure 1), and a Samoan coming-of-age tattoo (pe'a) symbolizing protection over a male warrior (Wendt 1996). New Guinea islanders used flying fox motifs (tar) on war shields, symbolizing triumph for the head-hunting Asmat of Indonesia (Smidt 1993), representing shapeshifting shamans for the Trobriand of Papua New Guinea (Leach 1954).…”

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“…The formerly head-hunting Asmat of Papua province, Indonesia, considered flying foxes to be head-hunters too, taking the "head" of the tree by consuming its fruit (Smidt 1993). Among Samoans, flying foxes are said to be cheeky and courageous, making it a desired tattoo motif for those who identify with its nature (Wendt 1996).…”

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Bane or Blessing? Reviewing Cultural Values of Bats across the Asia-Pacific Region

Low¹,

Hoong

Shen

et al. 2021

Journal of Ethnobiology

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Chiroptophobia, or the fear of bats, which encompasses negative perceptions of bats as disease vectors, pests, or harmful creatures associated with evil spirits, represents an important barrier to bat conservation globally. Derived largely from the influence of Western cultural perceptions, it ignores the diverse cultural perceptions of bats from other regions, which have been largely overlooked. To better understand local beliefs and cultural perceptions regarding bats across the Asia-Pacific region, and how they may help design culturally grounded conservation strategies, we conducted a review of publications in the English-language literature documenting cultural value of bats in Asia-Pacific traditions. We discovered 119 bat cultural values in 60 different cultures from 24 countries across the region and found a wide spectrum of reports, which we categorized according to five wildlife value categories and further categorized these values according to positive, neutral, and negative. We found that 62% of the cultures had only positive values, 8% had only neutral values, while 10% had only negative values. This suggests that the Asia-Pacific region and its cultures contain far more positive associations with bats than most Western societies and, as such, offer promising examples and opportunities to promote human-bat coexistence. However, we also discuss how local belief systems may not always align with daily practices or conservation objectives. We suggest employing targeted, culturally grounded and locally contextualized outreach strategies in order to carry out more effective bat conservation and education in Asia-Pacific countries.

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Section: Anthropomorphic Representationsmentioning

confidence: 99%