The Oxford Handbook of Animals in Classical Thought and LifeGordon Lindsay Campbell The Oxford Handbook of Animals in Classical Thought and Life is the first comprehensive guide to animals in the ancient world, encompassing all aspects of the topic by featuring authoritative chapters on 33 topics by leading scholars in their fields. As well as an introduction to, and a survey of, each topic, it provides guidance on further reading for those who wish to study a particular area in greater depth. Both the realities and the more theoretical aspects of the treatment of animals in ancient times are covered in chapters which explore the domestication of animals, animal husbandry, animals as pets, Aesop's Fables, and animals in classical art and comedy, all of which closely examine the nature of human-animal interaction. More abstract and philosophical topics are also addressed, including animal communication, early ideas on the origin of species, and philosophical vegetarianism and the notion of animal rights. |
Contents
1 Aesop and Animal Fable | 1 |
2 Animals in Classical Art | 24 |
Animals in Comedy | 61 |
4 Animals in Epic | 73 |
5 Animals in Tragedy | 84 |
Horses Mules
Asses Cattle Sheep Goats and Swine | 99 |
7 Animal Husbandry | 109 |
Animals Wealth and the Market | 136 |
19 Animals and Divination | 310 |
20 Animal Sacrifice in Antiquity | 324 |
21 Animals in Late Antiquity and Early Christianity | 355 |
22 Partanimal Gods | 366 |
Human into Animals | 384 |
24 Wondrous Animals in Classical Antiquity | 414 |
25 Animals in Egypt | 441 |
26 Spectacles of Animal Abuse | 461 |
9 Fauna of the Ancient Mediterranean World | 156 |
10 Insects | 180 |
11 Ancient Fishing and Fish Farming | 192 |
12 Hunting | 203 |
13 Animal Communication | 216 |
14 Origins of Life and Origins of Species | 233 |
15 Civilization Gastronomy and Meateating | 248 |
16 Pets | 269 |
17 Animals in Warfare | 282 |
18 Animal Magic | 294 |
27 Horse Racing and Chariot Racing | 478 |
28 Animals and Triumphs | 491 |
Animals in Ancient Philosophical Schools | 507 |
30 Philosophical Vegetarianism and Animal Entitlements | 535 |
31 Zoological Knowledge in Ancient Greece and Rome | 556 |
32 Ancient Fossil Discoveries and Interpretations | 579 |
33 Veterinary Medicine | 589 |
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