Animals, gods and humans : changing attitudes to animals in Greek, Roman and early Christian ideas

Animals, gods and humans : changing attitudes to animals in Greek, Roman and early Christian ideas

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Auteur principal : Gilhus Ingvild Sælid (Auteur)
Format : Livre
Langue : anglais
Titre complet : Animals, gods and humans : changing attitudes to animals in Greek, Roman and early Christian ideas / Ingvild Sælid Gilhus
Publié : London [etc.] : Routledge , 2006
Description matérielle : 1 vol. (VIII-322 p.)
Contenu : 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
Sujets :
Animaux > Aspect religieux > Antiquité
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Bibliographie : Bibliogr. p. 287-308. Index
ISBN : 0-415-38649-7
0-415-38650-0
978-0415-38649-4
978-0415-38650-0