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Raven Languages and Augury with Dr. Eric Mortensen


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Come join our hosts as they speak with special guest Dr. Eric D. Mortensen, professor of religious studies at Guilford College. Eric tells Kristen and Maeve about his experiences working with ravens and studying their languages and use in augury in Tibet.

Here is list a of the materials that Eric recommended to listeners:

Bernd Heinrich has several books that include or are about ravens

  • https://www.bowdoin.edu/profiles/faculty/bheinric/index.html
  • https://www.goodreads.com/author/list/3350977.Bernd_Heinrich
  • John M. Marzluff, In the Company of Crows and Ravens

    • https://www.goodreads.com/en/book/show/593177
    • Candace Savage, Bird Brains

      • https://shop.cnha.org/products/bird-brains-the-intelligence-of-crows-ravens-magpies-and-jays
      • Kimberley Christine Patton, Religion of the Gods

        • https://global.oup.com/academic/product/religion-of-the-gods-9780195091069?cc=us&lang=en&
        • Thank you listeners for your patience around our technical issue and the late release of this episode. Join us next time for a discussion about bird rescue organizations in Wisconsin.


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