CHAPTER 5. Heroes and Gods

Chapters in this book

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