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.

Библиографические подробности
Другие авторы: Collins, Billie Jean
Формат: Licensed eBooks
Язык:английский
Опубликовано: Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2002.
Серии:Handbuch der Orientalistik. Nahe und der Mittlere Osten ; 64 Bd.
Online-ссылка:https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=117292
Оглавление:
  • 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.