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The Cattle of the Sun

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Chapters in this book

Frontmatter i
Contents vii
Illustrations ix
Acknowledgments xi
A Note about Spellings and Translations xiii
Abbreviations xv
CHAPTER 1. Cattle Habits 1
CHAPTER 2. The Paradoxes of Pastoralism 21
CHAPTER 3. Cattle Systems in Bronze Age Greece 48
CHAPTER 4. Epic Consumption 74
CHAPTER 5. Heroes and Gods 97
CHAPTER 6. Gods, Cattle, and Space 123
CHAPTER 7. Sacred Economics 146
CHAPTER 8. Cities and Cattle Business 173
CHAPTER 9. Sacred Law 196
CHAPTER 10. Authority and Value 217
CHAPTER 11. Conclusions 241
Notes 253
Bibliography 293
Index 335

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Chapters in this book

Frontmatter i
Contents vii
Illustrations ix
Acknowledgments xi
A Note about Spellings and Translations xiii
Abbreviations xv
CHAPTER 1. Cattle Habits 1
CHAPTER 2. The Paradoxes of Pastoralism 21
CHAPTER 3. Cattle Systems in Bronze Age Greece 48
CHAPTER 4. Epic Consumption 74
CHAPTER 5. Heroes and Gods 97
CHAPTER 6. Gods, Cattle, and Space 123
CHAPTER 7. Sacred Economics 146
CHAPTER 8. Cities and Cattle Business 173
CHAPTER 9. Sacred Law 196
CHAPTER 10. Authority and Value 217
CHAPTER 11. Conclusions 241
Notes 253
Bibliography 293
Index 335

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