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

Animals, gods, and humans : changing attitudes to animals in Greek, Roman, and early Christian thought / Ingvild S'lid Gilhus.

Author/creator	Gilhus, Ingvild Sælid
Format	Electronic and Book
Publication Info	London ; New York : Routledge,
Description	viii, 322 p. ; 24 cm.
Supplemental Content	Full text available from eBooks on EBSCOhost
Subject(s)	Animals--Religious aspects --History. Animals--Religious aspects --Christianity --History of doctrines --Early church, ca. 30-600. Greece--Religion. Rome--Religion.

Contents	Animals in the Roman Empire -- United by soul or divided by reason -- Vegetarianism, natural history, and physiognomics -- Imagination and transformation -- The religious value of animals -- Animals 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 donkeyman, the leontocephalus, and the challenge of beasts -- Winged humans, speaking animals.
Bibliography note	Includes bibliographical references ( p. 287-308) and index.
Access restriction	Available only to authorized users.
Technical details	Mode of access: World Wide Web
Genre/form	Electronic books.
LCCN	2005019288
ISBN	0415386497 (hardback : alk. paper)
ISBN	0415386500 (pbk. : alk. paper)

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