Professor Brian Morris BEd PhD
Staff details
Professor Brian Morris carried out field work among the hunter-gatherer people in South India, about whom he subsequently published a book. He has published books on the anthropology of religion, conceptions of the self and on herbalism in Malawi. In addition, he has also written numerous articles on ethnobotany, ethnozoology, classification, conceptions of the individual, religion, ritual and symbolism, hunter-gatherer societies, herbalism and fungi. He has also carried out fieldwork on a number of occasions in Malawi, most recently researching human-insect interactions.
Publications
Book
Anthropology of the Self: The Individual in Cultural Perspective (Anthropology, Culture and Society)
Morris, Brian. 2015. Anthropology of the Self: The Individual in Cultural Perspective (Anthropology, Culture and Society). Pluto Press. ISBN 978-0745308579
Anthropology, Ecology, and Anarchism : A Brian Morris Reader
Morris, Brian. 2015. Anthropology, Ecology, and Anarchism : A Brian Morris Reader. PM Press. ISBN 978-1604860931
Anthropology and the Human Subject
Morris, Brian. 2014. Anthropology and the Human Subject. Trafford. ISBN 978-1490731049
Anthropological Studies of Religion: An Introductory Text
Morris, Brian. 2010. Anthropological Studies of Religion: An Introductory Text. Cambridge University Press. ISBN 978-0521339919
Wildlife and Landscapes in Malawi: Selected Essays on Natural History
Morris, Brian. 2009. Wildlife and Landscapes in Malawi: Selected Essays on Natural History. Trafford Publishing. ISBN 978-1425171834
Religion and Anthropology: A Critical Introduction
Morris, Brian and Morris, Brian. 2006. Religion and Anthropology: A Critical Introduction. Cambridge University Press. ISBN 0521852412
History and Conservation of Mammals in Malawi
Morris, Brian. 2006. History and Conservation of Mammals in Malawi. Kachere Series. ISBN 978-9990876697
Pioneers of Ecological Humanism
Morris, Brian. 2006. Pioneers of Ecological Humanism. Book Guild. ISBN 978-1846247149
Insects and Human Life
Morris, Brian and Morris, Brian. 2004. Insects and Human Life. Berg. ISBN 1845200756
Kropotkin: The Politics of Community
Morris, Brian and Morris, Brian. 2004. Kropotkin: The Politics of Community. Humanity. ISBN 1591021588
The Power of Animals: An Ethnography
Morris, Brian. 2000. The Power of Animals: An Ethnography. Oxford: Berg 3PL. ISBN 978-1859732250
Animals and Ancestors: An Ethnography
Morris, Brian. 2000. Animals and Ancestors: An Ethnography. London: Bloomsbury 3PL. ISBN 978-1859734865
Chewa Medical Botany (Monographs from the International African Institute)
Morris, Brian. 1997. Chewa Medical Botany (Monographs from the International African Institute). Hamburg: Lit Verlag. ISBN 978-3825826376
Ecology & anarchism
Morris, Brian. 1996. Ecology & anarchism. Images. ISBN 978-1897817803
Western Conceptions of the Individual
Morris, Brian. 1991. Western Conceptions of the Individual. Berg Publishers. ISBN 978-0854968015
Book Section
'Wildlife Depredations in Malawi'
Morris, Brian. 2000. 'Wildlife Depredations in Malawi'. In: John Knight, ed. Natural Enemies: People-Wildlife Conflicts in Anthropological Perspective. London: Routledge, pp. 36-49. ISBN 978-0415224413
Article
'Matriliny and Mother Goddess Religion'
Morris, Brian. 1998. 'Matriliny and Mother Goddess Religion'. Journal of Contemporary Religion, 13(1), pp. 91-102. ISSN 1353-7903
'Woodland and Village: Reflections on the "animal estate" in Rural Malawi'
Morris, Brian. 1995. 'Woodland and Village: Reflections on the "animal estate" in Rural Malawi'. Journal of Royal Anthropological Institute, 1(2), pp. 310-315. ISSN 13590987