A History of the Animal World in the Ancient Near East (Handbook of Oriental Studies: Section 1; The Near and Middle East #64) (Hardcover)

A History of the Animal World in the Ancient Near East (Handbook of Oriental Studies: Section 1; The Near and Middle East #64) By Billie Jean Collins (Editor) Cover Image

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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.

About the Author

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.

Product Details
ISBN: 9789004121263
ISBN-10: 9004121269
Publisher: Brill
Publication Date: November 30th, 2001
Pages: 648
Language: English
Series: Handbook of Oriental Studies: Section 1; The Near and Middle East

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A History of the Animal World in the Ancient Near East (Handbook of Oriental Studies: Section 1; The Near and Middle East #64) (Hardcover)

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