Birds in the ancient world : winged words /

Birds played an important role in the ancient world: as indicators of time, weather, and seasons; as a resource for hunting, medicine, and farming; as pets and entertainment; as omens and messengers of the gods. Jeremy Mynott explores the similarities and surprising differences between ancient perce...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Mynott, Jeremy (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Oxford : Oxford University Press, [2018]
Temas:
To 1500
Birds > Greece > History > To 1500.
Birds > Rome.
Birds > Mythology.
Birds > Folklore.
Animals and civilization > Greece.
Animals and civilization > Rome.
Oiseaux > Rome.
Oiseaux > Folklore.
Animaux et civilisation > Grèce.
Animaux et civilisation > Rome.
NATURE > Animals > Birds.
NATURE > Birdwatching Guides.
SCIENCE > Life Sciences > Zoology > Ornithology.
Animals and civilization.
Birds.
Greece.
Rome (Empire)
Folklore.
History.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Cover; Birds in the Ancient World; Copyright; Preface; Acknowledgements; Contents; Notes for Readers; List of Illustrations; Timeline; Maps of the Classical World in the First Century AD; Greece, Rome, and the Aegean; Part 1. Birds in the Natural World; Introduction; 1. The Seasons; 2. Weather; 3. Time; 4. Soundscapes; Part 2. Birds as a Resource; Introduction; 5. Hunting and Fowling; 6. Cooking and Eating; 7. Farming; Part 3. Living with Birds; Introduction; 8. Captivity and Domestication; 9. Sports and enterainments; 10. Relationships and Responsibilities; Part 4. Invention and Discovery.
  • Introduction11. Wonders; 12. Medicine; 13. Observation and Enquiry; Part 5. Thinking with Birds; Introduction; 14. Omens and Auguries; 15. Magic and Metamorphosis; 16. Signs and Symbols; Part 6. Birds as Intermediaries; Introduction; 17. Fabulous Creatures; 18. Messengers and Mediators; 19. Mother Erath; 20. Epilogue; Appendix: Some Bird Lists from Ancient Sources; Biographies of Authors Quotes; Endnotes; Part 1. Birds In The Natural World; Epigraphs; Introduction; 1. The Seasons; 2. Weather; 3. Time; 4. Soundscapes; Part 2. Birds As A Resource; Introduction; 5. Hunting and Fowling.
  • 6. Cooking and Eating7. Farming; PART 3. LIVING WITH BIRDS; Introduction; 8. Captivity and Domestication; 9. Sports and entertainments; 10. Relationships and Responsibilities; PART 4. INVENTION AND DISCOVERY; 11. Wonders; 12. Medicine; 13. Observation and Enquiry; PART 5. THINKING WITH BIRDS; Introduction; 14. Omens and Auguries; 15. Magic and Metamorphosis; 16. Signs and Symbols; PART 6. BIRDS AS INTERMEDIARIES; 17. Fabulous Creatures; 18. Messengers and Mediators; 19. Mother Earth; 20. Epilogue; Appendix; Bibliography; Picture Credits; Publisher's Acknowledgements; Index of Birds.

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