Published: 2017-02-20

Ecological anthropology in Spanish tauromatic discourse

Magdalena Ziółkowska-Kuflińska

Abstract

Tradition of bullfight (corrida de toros) in Spanish society is subject to changes and modifications. More orthodox opponents in their views postulate, for example, switching to vegetarianism, as a direct implication would be justified by the need to move away from mass production of meat. Opponents accuse the farmers that “a good life” before death is what a bull deserves as a reward for his part in the fight. The most important issue is the size of the pasture, where most of the year the animals can move freely. If we reflect on the meaning of the existence of these species or races, we will realize that it is entirely correlated to human needs. It should be, however, considered whether people have a moral right to form species and breeds just to satisfy our cravings.

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Ziółkowska-Kuflińska, M. (2017). Ecological anthropology in Spanish tauromatic discourse. Studia Etnologiczne I Antropologiczne, 17, 17–31. Retrieved from https://journals.us.edu.pl/index.php/SEIA/article/view/9395

Vol. 17 (2017)
Published: 2017-02-20


ISSN: 1506-5790
eISSN: 2353-9860
Ikona DOI 10.31261/SEIA

Publisher
Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Śląskiego | University of Silesia Press

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