The Oxford Handbook of Animals in Classical Thought and Life

Buch | Hardcover

656 Seiten

2014
Oxford University Press (Verlag)
978-0-19-958942-5 (ISBN)

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The Oxford Handbook of Animals in Classical Thought and Life is the first comprehensive guide to animals in the ancient world, encompassing all aspects of the topic by featuring authoritative chapters on 33 topics by leading scholars in their fields. As well as an introduction to, and a survey of, each topic, it provides guidance on further reading for those who wish to study a particular area in greater depth. Both the realities and the more theoretical aspects of the treatment of animals in ancient times are covered in chapters which explore the domestication of animals, animal husbandry, animals as pets, Aesop's Fables, and animals in classical art and comedy, all of which closely examine the nature of human-animal interaction. More abstract and philosophical topics are also addressed, including animal communication, early ideas on the origin of species, and philosophical vegetarianism and the notion of animal rights.

Gordon Lindsay Campbell is Lecturer in Ancient Classics at the National University of Ireland, Maynooth.

Acknowledgements ; List of Illustrations ; List of Contributors ; Introduction ; 1. Aesop and Animal Fable ; 2. Animals in Classical Art ; 3. Good to Laugh With: Animals in Comedy ; 4. Animals in Epic ; 5. Animals in Tragedy ; 6. Domestication and Breeding of Livestock: Horses, Mules, Asses, Cattle, Sheep, Goats, and Swine ; 7. Animal Husbandry and Farming ; 8. Value Economics: Animals, Wealth, and the Market ; 9. Fauna of the Ancient Mediterranean ; 10. Insects ; 11. Ancient Fishing and Fish Farming ; 12. Hunting ; 13. Animal Communication ; 14. Origins of Life, and Origins of Species ; 15. Civilization, Gastonomy, and Meat-eating ; 16. Pets ; 17. Animals in Warfare ; 18. Animal Magic ; 19. Animals and Divination ; 20. Animal Sacrifice in Antiquity ; 21. Animals in Late Antiquity and Early Christianity ; 22. Part-animal Gods ; 23. Metamorphosis: Human in Animals ; 24. Wondrous Animals in Classical Antiquity ; 25. Animals in Egypt ; 26. Spectacles of Animal Abuse ; 27. Horse Racing and Chariot Racing ; 28. Animals and Triumphs ; 29. Being the One and Becoming the Other: Animals in Ancient Philosophical Schools ; 30. Philosophical Vegetarianism and Animal Entitlements ; 31. Zoological Knowledge in Ancient Greece and Rome ; 32. Ancient Fossil Discoveries and Interpretations ; 33. Veterinary Medicine ; Index

Erscheint lt. Verlag	11.9.2014
Reihe/Serie	Oxford Handbooks
Zusatzinfo	35 illustrations
Verlagsort	Oxford
Sprache	englisch
Maße	185 x 253 mm
Gewicht	1223 g
Themenwelt	Literatur ► Klassiker / Moderne Klassiker
	Geschichte ► Allgemeine Geschichte ► Altertum / Antike
	Geisteswissenschaften ► Philosophie ► Philosophie Altertum / Antike
	Geisteswissenschaften ► Sprach- / Literaturwissenschaft ► Anglistik / Amerikanistik
	Geisteswissenschaften ► Sprach- / Literaturwissenschaft ► Literaturwissenschaft
	Sozialwissenschaften ► Soziologie
ISBN-10	0-19-958942-9 / 0199589429
ISBN-13	978-0-19-958942-5 / 9780199589425
Zustand	Neuware