A History of the Animal World in the Ancient Near East

ISBN-13: 9789004121263 / Angielski / Twarda / 2001 / 648 str.

Billie Jean Collins; B. Collins

Opis

This book is about all aspects of man's contact with the animal world; sacrifice, sacred animals, diet, domestication, in short, from the sublime to the mundane. Chapters on art, literature, religion and animal husbandry provide the reader with a complete picture of the complex relationships between the peoples of the Ancient Near East and (their) animals. A reference guide and key to the menagerie of the Ancient Near East, with ample original illustrations.