A Cultural History Of Animals In Antiquity

Author : Linda Kalof
Publisher : Bloomsbury Academic
Page : 272 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 2011-03-15
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 1847888178

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A Cultural History of Animals in Antiquity by Linda Kalof Pdf

Choice Outstanding Academic Title, 2008. Animals had an 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 BC to 1000 AD, 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. As with all the volumes in the illustrated A Cultural History of Animals, this volume 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. Volume 1 in the Cultural History of Animals edited by Linda Kalof and Brigitte Resl.

Author : Linda Kalof,Brigitte Pohl-Resl
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 280 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 2007
Category : Animals
ISBN : CORNELL:31924108221668

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A Cultural History of Animals by Linda Kalof,Brigitte Pohl-Resl Pdf

A compete history from antiquity to today of the history of animals and of their relationship with humans.

Author : Linda Kalof,Brigitte Pohl-Resl
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 300 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 2007
Category : Animals and civilization
ISBN : CORNELL:31924108221676

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A Cultural History of Animals: In the medieval age by Linda Kalof,Brigitte Pohl-Resl Pdf

Author : Sian Lewis,Lloyd Llewellyn-Jones
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 771 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 2018-01-09
Category : History
ISBN : 9781351782494

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The Culture of Animals in Antiquity by Sian Lewis,Lloyd Llewellyn-Jones Pdf

The Culture of Animals in Antiquity provides students and researchers with well-chosen and clearly presented ancient sources in translation, some well-known, others undoubtedly unfamiliar, but all central to a key area of study in ancient history: the part played by animals in the cultures of the ancient Mediterranean. It brings new ideas to bear on the wealth of evidence – literary, historical and archaeological – which we possess for the experiences and roles of animals in the ancient world. Offering a broad picture of ancient cultures in the Mediterranean as part of a wider ecosystem, the volume is on an ambitious scale. It covers a broad span of time, from the sacred animals of dynastic Egypt to the imagery of the lamb in early Christianity, and of region, from the fallow deer introduced and bred in Roman Britain to the Asiatic lioness and her cubs brought as a gift by the Elamites to the Great King of Persia. This sourcebook is essential for anyone wishing to understand the role of animals in the ancient world and support learning for one of the fastest growing disciplines in Classics.

Author : Billie Jean Collins
Publisher : BRILL
Page : 647 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 2001-12-01
Category : History
ISBN : 9789047400912

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A History of the Animal World in the Ancient Near East by Billie Jean Collins Pdf

This book is about all aspects of man’s contact with the animal world; sacrifice, sacred animals, diet, domestication, in short, from the sublime to the mundane. Chapters on art, literature, religion and animal husbandry provide the reader with a complete picture of the complex relationships between the peoples of the Ancient Near East and (their) animals. A reference guide and key to the menagerie of the Ancient Near East, with ample original illustrations.

Author : Gordon Lindsay Campbell
Publisher : OUP Oxford
Page : 650 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 2014-08-28
Category : History
ISBN : 9780191035159

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The Oxford Handbook of Animals in Classical Thought and Life by Gordon Lindsay Campbell Pdf

The Oxford Handbook of Animals in Classical Thought and Life is the first comprehensive guide to animals in the ancient world, encompassing all aspects of the topic by featuring authoritative chapters on 33 topics by leading scholars in their fields. As well as an introduction to, and a survey of, each topic, it provides guidance on further reading for those who wish to study a particular area in greater depth. Both the realities and the more theoretical aspects of the treatment of animals in ancient times are covered in chapters which explore the domestication of animals, animal husbandry, animals as pets, Aesop's Fables, and animals in classical art and comedy, all of which closely examine the nature of human-animal interaction. More abstract and philosophical topics are also addressed, including animal communication, early ideas on the origin of species, and philosophical vegetarianism and the notion of animal rights.

Author : Julia Kindt
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 287 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 2020-07-29
Category : Education
ISBN : 9780429754593

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Animals in Ancient Greek Religion by Julia Kindt Pdf

This book provides the first systematic study of the role of animals in different areas of the ancient Greek religious experience, including in myth and ritual, the literary and the material evidence, the real and the imaginary. An international team of renowned contributors shows that animals had a sustained presence not only in the traditionally well-researched cultural practice of blood sacrifice but across the full spectrum of ancient Greek religious beliefs and practices. Animals played a role in divination, epiphany, ritual healing, the setting up of dedications, the writing of binding spells, and the instigation of other ‘magical’ means. Taken together, the individual contributions to this book illustrate that ancient Greek religion constituted a triangular symbolic system encompassing not just gods and humans, but also animals as a third player and point of reference. Animals in Ancient Greek Religion will be of interest to students and scholars of Greek religion, Greek myth, and ancient religion more broadly, as well as for anyone interested in human/animal relations in the ancient world.

Author : Thorsten Fögen,Edmund Thomas
Publisher : Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG
Page : 506 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 2017-08-21
Category : History
ISBN : 9783110545623

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Interactions between Animals and Humans in Graeco-Roman Antiquity by Thorsten Fögen,Edmund Thomas Pdf

The seventeen contributions to this volume, written by leading experts, show that animals and humans in Graeco-Roman antiquity are interconnected on a variety of different levels and that their encounters and interactions often result from their belonging to the same structures, ‘networks’ and communities or at least from finding themselves together in a certain setting, context or environment – wittingly or unwittingly. Papers explore the concrete categories of interaction between animals and humans that can be identified, in what contexts they occur, and what types of evidence can be productively used to examine the concept of interactions. Articles in this volume take into account literary, visual, and other types of evidence. A comprehensive research bibliography is also provided.

Author : Francis Klingender
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 1039 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 2019-07-02
Category : History
ISBN : 9780429557750

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Animals in Art and Thought by Francis Klingender Pdf

Originally published in 1971, Animals in Art and Thought discusses the ways in which animals have been used by man in art and literature. The book looks at how they have been used to symbolise religious, social and political beliefs, as well as their pragmatic use by hunters, sportsmen, and farmers. The book discusses these various attitudes in a survey which ranges from prehistoric cave art to the later Middle Ages. The book is especially concerned with uncovering the latent, as well as the manifest meanings of animal art, and presents a detailed examination of the literary and archaeological monuments of the periods covered in the book. The book discusses the themes of Creation myths of the pagan and Christian religion, the contribution of the animal art of the ancient contribution of the animal art of the ancient Orient to the development of the Romanesque and gothic styles in Europe, the use of beast fables in social or political satire, and the heroic associations of animals in medieval chivalry.

Author : Mieke Roscher,André Krebber,Brett Mizelle
Publisher : Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG
Page : 647 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 2021-06-08
Category : History
ISBN : 9783110536553

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Handbook of Historical Animal Studies by Mieke Roscher,André Krebber,Brett Mizelle Pdf

Author : Stephen Newmyer
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 160 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 2010-11-09
Category : History
ISBN : 9781136882630

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Animals in Greek and Roman Thought by Stephen Newmyer Pdf

Although reasoned discourse on human-animal relations is often considered a late twentieth-century phenomenon, ethical debate over animals and how humans should treat them can be traced back to the philosophers and literati of the classical world. From Stoic assertions that humans owe nothing to animals that are intellectually foreign to them, to Plutarch's impassioned arguments for animals as sentient and rational beings, it is clear that modern debate owes much to Greco-Roman thought. Animals in Greek and Roman Thought brings together new translations of classical passages which contributed to ancient debate on the nature of animals and their relationship to human beings. The selections chosen come primarily from philosophical and natural historical works, as well as religious, poetic and biographical works. The questions discussed include: Do animals differ from humans intellectually? Were animals created for the use of humankind? Should animals be used for food, sport, or sacrifice? Can animals be our friends? The selections are arranged thematically and, within themes, chronologically. A commentary precedes each excerpt, transliterations of Greek and Latin technical terms are provided, and each entry includes bibliographic suggestions for further reading.

Author : Jeremy McInerney
Publisher : Princeton University Press
Page : 362 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 2010-05-30
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9780691140070

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The Cattle of the Sun by Jeremy McInerney Pdf

Includes selections translated from the Ancient Greek.

Author : J. Simons
Publisher : Springer
Page : 218 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 2001-12-03
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9780230513549

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Animals, Literature and the Politics of Representation by J. Simons Pdf

This book addresses the question of animal rights in the context of literary criticism. Working from a committed position, it asks the question, 'What would literary studies look like if we took animal rights seriously?' It offers critical surveys of the main themes in the history of animal rights and some of the more important contemporary positions together with readings of a wide range of literary texts from classical antiquity to the present day.

Author : A. Harden
Publisher : Springer
Page : 355 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 2013-09-24
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9781137319319

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Animals in the Classical World by A. Harden Pdf

This sourcebook presents nearly 200 specially-translated Greek and Roman texts from Homer to Plutarch, revealing the place of the animal in the moral consciousness of the Classical era. Philosophical, historical, dramatic and poetic texts explore how animals were regarded in all aspects of ancient life, from philosophy to farming.

Author : Christopher E. Forth
Publisher : Reaktion Books
Page : 359 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 2019-06-15
Category : History
ISBN : 9781789140965

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Fat by Christopher E. Forth Pdf

Fat: such a little word evokes big responses. While ‘fat’ describes the size and shape of bodies, our negative reactions to corpulent bodies also depend on something tangible and tactile; as this book argues, there is more to fat than meets the eye. Fat: A Cultural History of the Stuff of Life offers a historical reflection on how fat has been perceived and imagined in the West since antiquity. Featuring fascinating historical accounts, philosophical, religious and cultural arguments, including discussions of status, gender and race, the book digs deep into the past for the roots of our current notions and prejudices. Three central themes emerge: how we have perceived and imagined obesity over the centuries; how fat as a substance has elicited disgust and how it evokes perceptions of animality; but also how it has been associated with vitality and fertility. By exploring the complex ways in which fat, fatness and fattening have been perceived over time, this book provides rich insights into the stuff our stereotypes are made of.