UID:
almahu_9949703807602882
Format:
1 online resource (xxii, 620 pages) :
,
illustrations.
ISBN:
9789047400912
Series Statement:
Handbook of Oriental studies. Section 1, Near and Middle East ; v. 64 =
Content:
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.
Note:
Preliminary material /
,
THE NATIVE FAUNA OF THE ANCIENT NEAR EAST /
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ANIMALS IN ANATOLIAN ART /
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ANIMALS IN EGYPTIAN ART AND HIEROGLYPHS /
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ANIMALS IN MESOPOTAMIAN ART /
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ANIMALS IN THE ART OF ANCIENT IRAN /
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ANIMALS IN SYRO-PALESTINIAN ART /
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ANIMALS IN HITTITE LITERATURE /
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ANIMALS IN EGYPTIAN LITERATURE /
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ANIMALS IN MESOPOTAMIAN LITERATURE /
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ANIMALS IN THE LITERATURES OF SYRIA-PALESTINE /
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ANIMALS IN THE RELIGIONS OF ANCIENT ANATOLIA /
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ANIMALS IN EGYPTIAN RELIGION /
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ANIMALS IN ANCIENT MESOPOTAMIAN RELIGION /
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ANIMAL SACRIFICE IN ANCIENT MESOPOTAMIAN RELIGION /
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ANIMALS IN THE RELIGIONS OF SYRIA-PALESTINE /
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HUNTING, ANIMAL HUSBANDRY AND DIET IN ANCIENT EGYPT /
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AN ARCHAEOZOOLOGICAL PERSPECTIVE ON THE CULTURAL USE OF MAMMALS IN THE LEVANT /
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APPENDIX: BIBLIOGRAPHY OF NEAR EASTERN ZOOLOGY /
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REFERENCES /
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INDEX /
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HANDBUCH DER ORIENTALISTIK /
Additional Edition:
Print version: History of the animal world in the ancient Near East. Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2002 ISBN 9004121269
Language:
English
