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A Choice Outstanding Academic Title, 2008

Animals had a ubiquitous and central presence in the ancient world. A Cultural History of Animals In Antiquity presents an extraordinarily broad assessment of animal cultures from 2500 BCE to 1000 CE, describing how animals were an intrinsic part of the spiritual life of ancient society, how they were hunted, domesticated and used for entertainment, and the roles animals played in ancient science and philosophy. Since much of what we know about animals in antiquity is gleaned from the images left by our ancestors, the book presents a wealth of illustrations. Seminal ancient narratives about animals - including works from Aristotle, Plutarch, Ovid and Pliny the Elder - are also drawn upon to illustrate contemporary ideas about and attitudes towards animals.

A Cultural History of Animals in Antiquity presents an overview of the period and continues with essays on the position of animals in contemporary symbolism, hunting, domestication, sports and entertainment, science, philosophy, and art.
A Choice Outstanding Academic Title, 2008

Animals had a ubiquitous and central presence in the ancient world. A Cultural History of Animals In Antiquity presents an extraordinarily broad assessment of animal cultures from 2500 BCE to 1000 CE, describing how animals were an intrinsic part of the spiritual life of ancient society, how they were hunted, domesticated and used for entertainment, and the roles animals played in ancient science and philosophy. Since much of what we know about animals in antiquity is gleaned from the images left by our ancestors, the book presents a wealth of illustrations. Seminal ancient narratives about animals - including works from Aristotle, Plutarch, Ovid and Pliny the Elder - are also drawn upon to illustrate contemporary ideas about and attitudes towards animals.

A Cultural History of Animals in Antiquity presents an overview of the period and continues with essays on the position of animals in contemporary symbolism, hunting, domestication, sports and entertainment, science, philosophy, and art.
Über den Autor
Linda Kalof is Professor of Sociology at Michigan State University and author of Looking at Animals in Human History and editor of The Animals Reader: The Essential Classic and Contemporary Writings (Berg, 2007)
Zusammenfassung
Also available in hardback, 9781845203610, £60.00 (April 2009)
Inhaltsverzeichnis
Introduction: Ancient Animals
Linda Kalof, Michigan State University

1. Animals: From Souls and the Sacred in Prehistoric Times to Symbols and Slaves in Antiquity
Jim Mason, Independent Scholar, USA

2. Hunting in the Ancient Mediterranean World
J. Donald Hughes, University of Denver

3. How Domestic Animals Have Shaped the Development of Human Societies
Juliet Clutton-Brock, Independent Scholar, UK

4. Beastly Spectacles in the Ancient Mediterranean World
Jo-Ann Shelton, University of California at Santa Barbara

5. The Observation and Use of Animals in the Development of Scientific Thought in the Ancient World
Andrew Gordon, Independent Scholar, USA

6. Animals in Ancient Philosophy: Conceptions and Misconceptions
Stephen T. Newmyer, Duquesne University

7. Animals into Art in the Ancient World
Christine Morris, Trinity College, Dublin

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Bibliography
Index
Details
Erscheinungsjahr: 2011
Fachbereich: Allgemeines
Genre: Importe
Rubrik: Sozialwissenschaften
Medium: Taschenbuch
Inhalt: Kartoniert / Broschiert
ISBN-13: 9781847888174
ISBN-10: 1847888178
Sprache: Englisch
Einband: Kartoniert / Broschiert
Redaktion: Kalof, Linda
Hersteller: Berg 3PL
Verantwortliche Person für die EU: Libri GmbH, Europaallee 1, D-36244 Bad Hersfeld, gpsr@libri.de
Maße: 244 x 170 x 15 mm
Von/Mit: Linda Kalof
Erscheinungsdatum: 01.03.2011
Gewicht: 0,478 kg
Artikel-ID: 132029775

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