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A History of the Animal World in the Ancient Near East
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Edited by:
Billie Jean Collins
Language:
English
Published/Copyright:
2002
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About this book
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.
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.
Author / Editor information
Billie Jean Collins, Ph.D. (1989) in Hittitology, Yale University, is Director of Publications for the American Schools of Oriental Research and Lecturer in Middle Eastern Studies at Emory University. She has published extensively on the religious and cultural history of ancient Turkey.
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Pages and Images/Illustrations in book
eBook published on:
December 1, 2001
eBook ISBN:
9789047400912
Pages and Images/Illustrations in book
Main content:
626
eBook ISBN:
9789047400912
Audience(s) for this book
All those interested in art, archaeology, animal husbandry, palaeo-zoology, history of religions and the cultural and social history of ancient western Asia and Egypt.
