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Wild. Keep Wild

A description of the centers for saving wildlife and an analysis of the practices for doing this entails thinking about combining these two terms into a single phrase : wildlife conservation. For a long time, there was little likelihood of bringing together two terms referring to worlds of meaning located on different sides of the social divide between nature and culture. But this has happened. This event is not just a matter of words. It also involves practices, about which it has raised problems. In fact, this new phrase lies at the juncture between, on the one hand, the effects of a way of life that bars whatever is wild and, on the other, aspirations to restore wildlife. It is one of the enigmas of modernity.

Depuis 700 ans, la petite ville de Visé (province de Liège, Belgique) possède une gilde d'arbalétriers, destinée au départ au maintien de l'ordre et de la sécurité. Aux 16e et 20e siècles, deux gildes d'arquebusiers furent créées, tantôt rivales, tantôt complices. Toutes trois ont gardé des traditions séculaires. L'article montre l'importance de ce patrimoine immatériel qui influence la vie sociale, la vie culturelle et même la vie politique de la cité.