The Routledge Handbook of Human-Animal Relations in the Byzantine World (1) (Routledge History Handbooks)

Synopsis

Animals have recently become recognized as significant agents of history as part of the ‘animal turn’ in historical studies. Animals in Byzantium were human companions, a source of entertainment and food – it is small wonder that they made their way into literature and the visual arts. Moreover, humans defined themselves and their activities by referring to non-human animals, either by anthropomorphizing animals (as in the case of the Cat-Mice War) or by animalizing humans and their (un)wanted behaviours.The Routledge Handbook of Human-Animal Relations in the Byzantine World offers an in-depth survey of the relationships between humans and non-human animals in the Byzantine Empire. The contributions included in the volume address both material (zooarchaeology, animals as food, visual representations of animals) and immaterial (semiotics, philosophy) aspects of human-animal coexistence in chapters written by leading experts in their field.This book will appeal to students and scholars alike researching Byzantine social and cultural history, as well as those interested in the history of animals. This book marks an important step in the development of animal studies in Byzantium, filling a gap in the wider research on the history of human-animal relations in the Middle Ages.

Copyright:

2025

Book Details

Book Quality:

Publisher Quality

Book Size:

380 Pages

ISBN-13:

9781040157565

Related ISBNs:

9781003055877, 9780367519643, 9781040157497

Publisher:

Taylor & Francis

Date of Addition:

02/13/25

Copyrighted By:

selection and editorial matter, Przemysław Marciniak and Tristan Schmidt

Adult content:

No

Language:

English

Has Image Descriptions:

No

Categories:

History, Nonfiction

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Bookshare Staff

Usage Restrictions:

This is a copyrighted book.

Edited by:

null Przemysław Marciniak

Edited by:

null Tristan Schmidt