TY - JOUR TI - Forest and Boundaries. Anthropological Perspective of the Research of Border Area AU - Bagin, Vojtech TI - Forest and Boundaries. Anthropological Perspective of the Research of Border Area AB - The object of my study is to analyse the representations of former smugglers in the border forest area, which directly affected the nature of the work they performed. By the analysis of the empirical material through the theory of ecological anthropology, I will refer to the classification of the area indicating the nature of the relationship between man and environment. The classification of this area is the proof, that environment and human exist in mutual interaction and significantly influence one another, they cannot be perceived as separate or contradictory facts. The perception of this environment primarily depends on the actions former smugglers carried out in this area and it is also shaped by how the environment influenced the bearers of studied representations.   VL - 2016 IS - Volume 44, Issue 2 PY - 2016 SN - 0083-4327 C1 - 2299-9558 SP - 123 EP - 130 DO - 10.4467/22999558.PE.16.003.6014 UR - https://ejournals.eu/en/journal/prace-etnograficzne/article/las-a-granica-antropologiczna-perspektywa-badan-przestrzeni-granicznej KW - border KW - forest KW - representations KW - narration KW - ecological anthropology.