A History of the Animal World in the Ancient Near East
Author: Billie Jean Collins
BRILL
2001
Pages: 620
Language: English
Format: pdf
Size: 31.5 Mb
This title concerns man's contact with the animal world: sacrifice, sacred animals, diet, and domestication. Chapters on art, literature, religion and animal husbandry reveal a 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.