Impious dogs, haughty foxes and exquisite fish : evaluative perception and interpretation of animals in Ancient and Medieval Mediterranean thought
Intro -- Preface -- Contents -- Introduction: Perception and Evaluation of Animals in Euro-Mediterranean Cultures -- Nature Engaged and Disengaged -- Animal Imagery as a Means to Describe 'the Other' in Ancient Egypt -- Shaming by Naming -- Barking at the Threshold -- Noble Hounds for Aris...
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Format: | Ebook |
Langue: | English |
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Berlin/Boston : De Gruyter,
2019
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Sujets: | Animals (Philosophy) Animals Animals and civilization Social archaeology Human-animal relationships Electronic books |
Description matérielle: | 1 online resource (196 pages) |
Résumé: | Intro -- Preface -- Contents -- Introduction: Perception and Evaluation of Animals in Euro-Mediterranean Cultures -- Nature Engaged and Disengaged -- Animal Imagery as a Means to Describe 'the Other' in Ancient Egypt -- Shaming by Naming -- Barking at the Threshold -- Noble Hounds for Aristocrats, Stray Dogs for Heretics -- You Are the Animal That You Eat -- 'An Entertaining Tale of Quadrupeds' -- Index. |
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Description: | Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources |
Description matérielle: | 1 online resource (196 pages) |
ISBN: | 9783110576917 3110576910 9783110572995 3110572990 |