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.
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| Format: | Licensed eBooks |
| Język: | angielski |
| Wydane: |
Leiden ; Boston :
Brill,
2002.
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| Seria: | Handbuch der Orientalistik. Nahe und der Mittlere Osten ;
64 Bd. |
| Dostęp online: | https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=117292 |
Spis treści:
- List of Figures; List of Tables; Part I: The Native Fauna; Part II: Animals in Art; Part III: Animals in Literature; Part IV: Animals in Religion; Part V: Studies in the Cultural Use of Animals; Appendix: Bibliography of Near Eastern Zoology; References; Index.