Animals and their Relation to Gods, Humans and Things in the Ancient World (Universal- und kulturhistorische Studien. Studies in Universal and Cultural History)

Raija Mattila, Sanae Ito, Sebastian Fink

ISBN 10: 3658243872 / ISBN 13: 9783658243876

Published by Springer VS 2019-03-21, 2019

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Animals and their Relation to Gods, Humans and Things in the Ancient World (Universal- und kulturhistorische Studien. Studies in Universal and Cultural History)
• Publisher: Springer VS 2019-03-21
• Publication Date: 2019
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 3658243872
• ISBN 13: 9783658243876
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: New

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Synopsis

While Human-Animal Studies is a rapidly growing field in modern history, studies on this topic that focus on the Ancient World are few. The present volume aims at closing this gap. It investigates the relation between humans, animals, gods, and things with a special focus on the structure of these categories. An improved understanding of the ancient categories themselves is a precondition for any investigation into the relation between them. The focus of the volume lies on the Ancient Near East, but it also provides studies on Ancient Greece, Asia Minor, Mesoamerica, the Far East, and Arabia.

About the Author

Dr. Raija Mattila is Docent of Assyriology, University of Helsinki, Finland, and Director of the Finnish Institute in the Middle East, Beirut, Lebanon.
Dr. Sanae Ito is a historian and Research Fellow of Japan Society for the Promotion of Science.
Dr. Sebastian Fink is Postdoctoral Researcher at the Academy of Finland Centre of Excellence “Changes in Sacred Texts and Traditions”.