A history of the animal world in the ancient Near East /
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 be...
مؤلفون آخرون:
التنسيق: كتاب الكتروني
اللغة: English
منشور في:
Leiden ; Boston :
Brill,
2002.
سلاسل:
Handbook of Oriental Studies. Section 1 The Near and Middle East
64.
Handbook of Oriental Studies: Ancient Near East Online, ISBN: 9789004307988.
الموضوعات:
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الوسوم: إضافة وسم
رقم الطلب: QL85 .H57 2001eb
| الملخص: | 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. |
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| وصف مادي: | 1 online resource (xxii, 620 pages) : illustrations. |
| بيبلوغرافيا: | Includes bibliographical references (p. 537-601) and index. |
| ردمك: | 9789047400912 |
| وصول: | Available to subscribing member institutions only. |