The Mythology Of Dogs
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Author | : Gerald Hausman |
Publisher | : Macmillan |
Total Pages | : 292 |
Release | : 1997-12-15 |
Genre | : Pets |
ISBN | : 9780312181390 |
Fascinating stories abound in this magnificent treasure trove of dog stories, ranging from beloved shaggy dog tales to rare references from 7th-century Tibet to the works of John Steinbeck and Rudyard Kipling. Includes accounts of the Maltese who hid under the skirt of Mary Queen of Scots at her beheading, a Newfoundland who valiantly tried to save his owner as the TITANIC went down, and much more. Illustrated throughout.
Author | : Gerald Hausman |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 100 |
Release | : 2001 |
Genre | : Dogs |
ISBN | : 9780439276115 |
A collection of traditional tales about dogs from around the world, arranged in such categories as "The Trickster Dog," "The Enchanted Dog," and "The Super Dog."
Author | : David Gordon White |
Publisher | : University of Chicago Press |
Total Pages | : 364 |
Release | : 1991-05-07 |
Genre | : Religion |
ISBN | : 0226895092 |
"An impressive and important cross-cultural study that has vast implications for history, religion, anthropology, folklore, and other fields. . . . Remarkably wide-ranging and extremely well-documented, it covers (among much else) the following: medieval Christian legends such as the 14th-century Ethiopian Gadla Hawaryat (Contendings of the Apostles) that had their roots in Parthian Gnosticism and Manichaeism; dog-stars (especially Sirius), dog-days, and canine psychopomps in the ancient and Hellenistic world; the cynocephalic hordes of the ancient geographers; the legend of Prester John; Visvamitra and the Svapacas ("Dog-Cookers"); the Dog Rong ("warlike barbarians") during the Xia, Shang, and Zhou periods; the nochoy ghajar (Mongolian for "Dog Country") of the Khitans; the Panju myth of the Southern Man and Yao "barbarians" from chapter 116 of the History of the Latter Han and variants in a series of later texts; and the importance of dogs in ancient Chinese burial rites. . . . Extremely well-researched and highly significant."—Victor H. Mair, Asian Folklore Studies
Author | : Catherine Johns |
Publisher | : Harvard University Press |
Total Pages | : 216 |
Release | : 2008 |
Genre | : Architecture |
ISBN | : 9780674030930 |
The juxtaposition and explanation of images as diverse as Greek pottery, Victorian jewelry, Assyrian sculpture, and Japanese netsuke, illuminates our understanding of the place of dogs in human society around the world. This book explores these cultural expressions and reflections of our deep and long-standing interest in dogs.
Author | : Stanley Coren |
Publisher | : David and Charles |
Total Pages | : 215 |
Release | : 2016-04-20 |
Genre | : |
ISBN | : 184584971X |
People tell stories about what they love, including dogs, and this book is a collection of such stories. Some are spooky, some funny, and some engage the mind in the same way that a detective story does. Starting with a look at the origins of folk tales involving dogs, you’ll find facts, history and humour aplenty from all around the world.
Author | : Gerald Hausman |
Publisher | : Irie Books |
Total Pages | : 270 |
Release | : 2011-10-01 |
Genre | : Pets |
ISBN | : 9781617202025 |
A literary and historical legacy of 67 dogs breeds covering the legend and lore of our best friend. From Afghan to Yorkie, the stories in this book are surprising, funny, touching, and philosophical and they go back to the dog who plugged the hole in Noah's Ark, the dog who hid under the skirt of Mary Queen of Scots at her beheading, and to the mythological dog that walked the decks of the Titanic and saved his master from drowning.
Author | : Cat Warren |
Publisher | : Simon and Schuster |
Total Pages | : 368 |
Release | : 2015-03-10 |
Genre | : Pets |
ISBN | : 1451667329 |
Published in hardcover as What the dog knows: the science and wonder of working dogs by Simon & Schuster, New York, c2013.
Author | : Maurice Bloomfield |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 58 |
Release | : 1905 |
Genre | : Cerberus (Greek mythology) |
ISBN | : |
Author | : Bibek Debroy |
Publisher | : Penguin UK |
Total Pages | : 253 |
Release | : 2008-08-25 |
Genre | : Literary Collections |
ISBN | : 8184759703 |
The Most Recognized Dog In Indian Myth Is The Dog In The Mahabharata That Accompanied The Pandavas Not Actually A Dog But Dharma In Disguise. There Are, However, Several More References To Dogs In The Classical Texts. Mentioned For The First Time In The Rg Veda, The Eponymous Sarama Is The Dog Of The Gods And The Ancestor Of All Dogs. In Sarama And Her Children, The Evolution Of The Indian Attitude Towards Dogs Is Traced Through The Vedas, Epics, Puranas, Dharmashastras And Niti Shastras. The Widespread Assumption Is That Dogs Have Always Been Looked Down Upon In Hinduism And A Legacy Of That Attitude Persists Even Now. Tracing The Indian Attitude Towards Dogs In A Chronological Fashion, Beginning With The Pre-Vedic Indus Valley Civilization, Bibek Debroy Discovers That The Truth Is More Complicated. Dogs Had A Utilitarian Role In Pre-Vedic And Vedic Times. There Were Herd Dogs, Watchdogs And Hunting Dogs, And Dogs Were Used As Beasts Of Burden. But By The Time Of The Mahabharata, Negative Associations Had Begun To Creep In. Debroy Argues Convincingly That The Change In The Status Of The Dog In India Has To Do With The Progressive Decline Of The Traditional Vedic Gods Indra, Yama And Rudra (Who Were Associated With Dogs), And The Accompanying Elevation Of Vishnu, Associated With An Increase In Brahmana Influence. Debroy Demonstrates That Outside The Mainstream Caste Hindu Influence, As Reflected In Doctrines Associated With Shiva And In Buddhist Jataka Tales, Dogs Did Not Become Outcasts Or Outcastes. Drawing References From High And Low Literature, Folk Tales And Temple Art, Sarama And Her Children Dispels Some Myths And Ensures That The Indian Dog Also Has Its Day.
Author | : Gerald Hausman |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : |
Release | : 1998 |
Genre | : Dog breeds |
ISBN | : |