Author : Tristan Schmidt
Release : 2019-06-04
Genre : History
Kind : eBook
Book Rating : 414/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis Impious Dogs, Haughty Foxes and Exquisite Fish by : Tristan Schmidt
Download or read book Impious Dogs, Haughty Foxes and Exquisite Fish written by Tristan Schmidt. This book was released on 2019-06-04. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume is dedicated to the topic of the human evaluation and interpretation of animals in ancient and medieval cultures. From a transcultural perspective contributions from Assyriology, Byzantine Studies, Classical Archaeology, Egyptology, German Medieval Studies and Jewish History look into the processes and mechanisms behind the transfer by people of certain values to animals, and the functions these animal-signs have within written, pictorial and performative forms of expression.