The ICS

Intellectual Club Society
Dar es Salaam

Cows, Pigs,
Wars, & Witches
The Riddles of Culture
Marvin Harris

January 2026 Selection

A daring anthropological inquiry into why seemingly irrational cultural practices — from sacred cows to witch hunts — have perfectly rational ecological and economic origins.

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A private circle limited to sixteen members who meet monthly for rigorous, respectful discussion of serious non-fiction in social science, political economy, behavioral studies, history, and philosophy.

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