Название: A History of the Animal World in the Ancient Near East
Автор: Billie Jean Collins
Издательство: BRILL
Год: 2001
Количество страниц: 620
Язык: English
Формат: pdf
Размер: 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.