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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.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Otros Autores: Collins, Billie Jean
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2002.
Colección:Handbuch der Orientalistik. Nahe und der Mittlere Osten ; 64 Bd.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • 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.