High-altitude summer grazing in the Alpine regions. 3. The Socio-Economic Status of the Shepherd
Location-bound herding where grazing occurs in a fixed radius around a farmstead. Jacobeit-Schafhaltung.zip
Jacobeit, Wolfgang: Schafhaltung und Schäfer in Zentraleuropa bis zum Beginn des 20. Jahrhunderts. = Acta Ethnographica XIII. 436- High-altitude summer grazing in the Alpine regions
Shepherds often lived in "confinement" or isolated environments to manage animal productivity and protection. Jacobeit-Schafhaltung.zip
Due to their mobility and "dishonorable" proximity to animal death and birth, they often occupied a distinct social niche outside standard village hierarchies. 4. Modern Challenges and Declines