Eloquent Animals
Author | : Flora Davis |
Publisher | : Coward McCann |
Total Pages | : 228 |
Release | : 1978 |
Genre | : Science |
ISBN | : 9780698108929 |
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Author | : Flora Davis |
Publisher | : Coward McCann |
Total Pages | : 228 |
Release | : 1978 |
Genre | : Science |
ISBN | : 9780698108929 |
Author | : Flora Davis |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 213 |
Release | : 1978 |
Genre | : Animal communication |
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Author | : Sian Lewis |
Publisher | : Routledge |
Total Pages | : 771 |
Release | : 2018-01-09 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 1351782495 |
The Culture of Animals in Antiquity provides students and researchers with well-chosen and clearly presented ancient sources in translation, some well-known, others undoubtedly unfamiliar, but all central to a key area of study in ancient history: the part played by animals in the cultures of the ancient Mediterranean. It brings new ideas to bear on the wealth of evidence – literary, historical and archaeological – which we possess for the experiences and roles of animals in the ancient world. Offering a broad picture of ancient cultures in the Mediterranean as part of a wider ecosystem, the volume is on an ambitious scale. It covers a broad span of time, from the sacred animals of dynastic Egypt to the imagery of the lamb in early Christianity, and of region, from the fallow deer introduced and bred in Roman Britain to the Asiatic lioness and her cubs brought as a gift by the Elamites to the Great King of Persia. This sourcebook is essential for anyone wishing to understand the role of animals in the ancient world and support learning for one of the fastest growing disciplines in Classics.
Author | : Christian Kiefer |
Publisher | : W. W. Norton & Company |
Total Pages | : 352 |
Release | : 2015-03-23 |
Genre | : Fiction |
ISBN | : 0871408856 |
Named one of the Best Books of the Year by Amazon and the San Francisco Chronicle Longlisted for the Grand Prix de Litterature Policiere (Foreign Authors) “[A] galloping great read... [a] genuine work of art.” —Porter Shreve, San Francisco Chronicle, front-page review Bill Reed manages a wildlife sanctuary in rural Idaho, caring for injured animals unable to survive in the wild —raptors, a wolf, and his beloved bear, Majer, among them. He hopes to marry the local vet and live out a quiet life, until a childhood friend is released from prison and threatens to reveal Bill’s darkest secrets. Suddenly forced to confront his criminal past, Bill battles fiercely to preserve both the shelter and his hard-won new identity. Alternating between the past and the present, The Animals builds powerfully toward the revelation of Bill’s defining betrayal—and the drastic lengths he’ll go to in order to escape the consequences.
Author | : Graham Harvey |
Publisher | : Columbia University Press |
Total Pages | : 276 |
Release | : 2005-10-26 |
Genre | : Philosophy |
ISBN | : 9780231510271 |
How have human cultures engaged with and thought about animals, plants, rocks, clouds, and other elements in their natural surroundings? Do animals and other natural objects have a spirit or soul? What is their relationship to humans? In this new study, Graham Harvey explores current and past animistic beliefs and practices of Native Americans, Maori, Aboriginal Australians, and eco-pagans. He considers the varieties of animism found in these cultures as well as their shared desire to live respectfully within larger natural communities. Drawing on his extensive casework, Harvey also considers the linguistic, performative, ecological, and activist implications of these different animisms.
Author | : Andrew A. Robichaud |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 353 |
Release | : 2019 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 067491936X |
American urbanites once lived alongside livestock and beasts of burden. But as cities grew, human-animal relationships changed. The city became a place for pets, not slaughterhouses or working animals. Andrew Robichaud traces the far-reaching consequences of this shift--for urban landscapes, animal- and child-welfare laws, and environmental justice.
Author | : Matthieu Ricard |
Publisher | : Shambhala Publications |
Total Pages | : 352 |
Release | : 2016-10-04 |
Genre | : Nature |
ISBN | : 0834840545 |
Every cow just wants to be happy. Every chicken just wants to be free. Every bear, dog, or mouse experiences sorrow and feels pain as intensely as any of us humans do. In a compelling appeal to reason and human kindness, Matthieu Ricard here takes the arguments from his best-sellers Altruism and Happiness to their logical conclusion: that compassion toward all beings, including our fellow animals, is a moral obligation and the direction toward which any enlightened society must aspire. He chronicles the appalling sufferings of the animals we eat, wear, and use for adornment or "entertainment," and submits every traditional justification for their exploitation to scientific evidence and moral scrutiny. What arises is an unambiguous and powerful ethical imperative for treating all of the animals with whom we share this planet with respect and compassion.