A history of the animal world in the ancient Near East

A history of the animal world in the ancient Near East / edited by Billie Jean Collins.

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.

Saved in:
Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Collins, Billie Jean
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2002.
Series:Handbuch der Orientalistik. Nahe und der Mittlere Osten ; 64 Bd.
Subjects:
Human-animal relationships > Middle East.
Animals in art.
Animals in literature.
Animals > Religious aspects.
Animals in the Bible.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Human Geography.
Animals in art
Animals in literature
Animals in the Bible
Animals > Religious aspects
Human-animal relationships
Altertum
Tierdarstellung
Tiere
Relation homme-animal.
Thème artistique.
Animal.
Thème littéraire.
Aspect religieux.
Antiquité
Middle East
Alter Orient
Naher Osten
Moyen-Orient.
Online Access:Click for online access
Table of Contents:
  • 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.

Similar Items