Animals and their Relation to Gods, Humans and Things in the Ancient World

• Συγγραφή απο Οργανισμό/Αρχή: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Άλλοι συγγραφείς: Mattila, Raija (Επιμελητής έκδοσης, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt), Ito, Sanae (Επιμελητής έκδοσης, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt), Fink, Sebastian (Επιμελητής έκδοσης, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt)
• Μορφή: Ηλεκτρονική πηγή Ηλ. βιβλίο
• Γλώσσα: English
• Έκδοση: Wiesbaden : Springer Fachmedien Wiesbaden : Imprint: Springer VS, 2019.
• Έκδοση: 1st ed. 2019.
• Σειρά: Universal- und kulturhistorische Studien. Studies in Universal and Cultural History,
• Θέματα: History, Ancient.; Ancient History.

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 c...

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