A history of the animal world in the ancient Near East /

This title concerns man's contact with the animal world: sacrifice, sacred animals, diet, and domestication. Chapters on art, literature, religion and animal husbandry reveal a picture of the complex relationships between the peoples of the Ancient Near East and (their) animals.

Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Collins, Billie Jean
Format: Licensed eBooks
Language:English
Published: Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2002.
Series:Handbuch der Orientalistik. Nahe und der Mittlere Osten ; 64 Bd.
Online Access:https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=117292
Description
Summary:This title concerns man's contact with the animal world: sacrifice, sacred animals, diet, and domestication. Chapters on art, literature, religion and animal husbandry reveal a picture of the complex relationships between the peoples of the Ancient Near East and (their) animals.
Physical Description:1 online resource (xxii, 620 pages) : illustrations
Format:Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (pages 537-601) and index.
ISBN:141759084X
9781417590841
9047400917
9789047400912
9789004121263
9004121269