Animals, gods and humans : changing attitudes to animals in Greek, Roman and early Christian ideas / Ingvild Sælid Gilhus.

Author/creator Gilhus, Ingvild Sælid
Format Book
Publication InfoLondon ; New York : Routledge, 2006.
Descriptionviii, 322 pages ; 24 cm
Supplemental ContentTable of contents
Subjects
Animals--Religious aspects. --History of doctrines.
Animals--Religious aspects. --Christianity. --History of doctrines. --Early church, ca. 30-600.
Greece--Religion.
Rome (Italy)--Religion.

Contents Animals in the Roman Empire -- United by soul or divided by reason? -- Vegetarianism, natural history and physiognomics -- Imagination and transformations -- The religious value of animals -- Animal sacrifice : traditions and new inventions -- "God is a man-eater" : the animal sacrifice and its critics -- The New Testament and the lamb of God -- Fighting the beasts -- Internal animals and bestial demons -- The crucified donkey-man, the leontocephalus and the challenge of beasts -- Winged humans, speaking animals.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. 287-308) and index.
LCCN 2005019288
ISBN0415386497 (hbk.)
ISBN0415386500 (pbk.)
ISBN9780415386494 (hbk.)
ISBN9780415386500 (pbk.)

Availability

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Joyner General Stacks BL795.A54 G55 2006 ✔ Available Place Hold