Animals and Human Society in Asia Historical, Cultural and Ethical Perspectives /

• Συγγραφή απο Οργανισμό/Αρχή: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Άλλοι συγγραφείς: Kowner, Rotem (Επιμελητής έκδοσης, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt), Bar-Oz, Guy (Επιμελητής έκδοσης, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt), Biran, Michal (Επιμελητής έκδοσης, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt), Shahar, Meir (Επιμελητής έκδοσης, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt), Shelach-Lavi, Gideon (Επιμελητής έκδοσης, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt)
• Μορφή: Ηλεκτρονική πηγή Ηλ. βιβλίο
• Γλώσσα: English
• Έκδοση: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan, 2019.
• Έκδοση: 1st ed. 2019.
• Σειρά: The Palgrave Macmillan Animal Ethics Series
• Θέματα: Ethics.; Social sciences-Philosophy.; Philosophy of nature.; Animal welfare.; Social Philosophy.; Philosophy of Nature.; Animal Welfare/Animal Ethics.

 "Animal studies is a vibrant field that renews humanities by breaking many barriers. This intense and beautiful volume exemplifies such breaking and renewing, as it connects Far-eastern and Near-eastern areas and the steppe world in between, and develops an engaged dialogue between archeology, history, religion, visual studies, economics, law, and more." -Vincent Goossaert, professor of Daoism and Chinese religions, EPHE, PSL, Paris This edited collection offers a comprehensive overview of the different aspects of human-animal interactions in Asia throughout history. With twelve thematically-arranged chapters, this book examines the diverse roles that beasts, livestock, and fish - real and metaphorical- have played in Asian history, society, and culture. Ranging from prehistory to the present day, the authors address a wealth of topics including the domestication of animals, dietary practices and sacrifice, hunting, the use of animals in war, and the representation of animals in literature and art. Providing a unique perspective on human interaction with the environment, the volume is cross-disciplinary in its reach, offering enriching insights to the fields of animal ethics, Asian studies, world history and more. 

 Chapter 1. Introduction: Animals and Human Society in Asia: An Overview and Premises. Rotem Kowner, Guy Bar-Oz, Michal Biran, Meri Shahar and Gideon Shelach-Lavi -- Part I: Hunting and Domestication -- Chapter 2. When Elephants Roamed Asia: The Significance of Proboscideans in Diet, Culture and Cosmology in Paleolithic Asia. Ran Barkai -- Chapter 3. Hunting to Herding to Trading to Warfare: A Chronology of Animal Exploitation in the Negev. Steven A. Rosen -- Chapter 4. Domestication of the Donkey (Equus asinus) in the Southern Levant: Archaeozoology, Iconography and Economy. Ianir Milevski and Liora Kolska Horwitz -- Part II: Animals as Food -- Chapter 5. Spilling Blood: Conflict and Culture over Animal Slaughter in Mongol Eurasia. Timothy May -- Chapter 6. China's Dairy Century: Making, Drinking and Dreaming of Milk. Thomas David DuBois -- Chapter 7. Tuna as Economic Resource and Symbolic Capital in Japan's "Imperialism of the Sea". Nadin Heé -- Part III: Animals at War -- Chapter 8. Elephants in Mongol History: From Military Obstacles to Symbols of Buddhist Power. William G. Clarence-Smith -- Chapter 9. The Mamluk's Best Friend: The Mounts of the Military Elite of Egypt and Eurasian Steppe in the Late Middle-Ages. Reuven Amitai and Gila Kahila Bar-Gal -- Chapter 10. A Million Horses: Raising Government Horses in Early Ming China. Noa Grass -- Part IV: Animals in Culture and Religion -- Chapter 11: From Lion to Tiger: The Changing Buddhist Images of Apex Predators in Trans-Asian Contexts. Xing Zhang and Huaiyu Chen -- Chapter 12. The Chinese Cult of the Horse King, Divine Protector of the Equines. Meir Shahar -- Chapter 13. Animal Signs: Therimorphic Intercession between Heaven and Imperial Mongolian History. Brian Baumann. .