Click Here to Download: https://ouo.io/Zg8msc Animals, Gods and Humans Changing Attitudes to Animals in Greek, Roman and Early Christian Thought By: Ingvild Saelid Gilhus Publisher: Routledge Print ISBN: 9780415386500, 0415386500 eText ISBN: 9781134169153, 1134169159 Edition: 1st Pages: 336 Copyright year: 2006 Format: EPUB Available from $ 17.98 USD SKU 9781134169153R90 Consulting a wide range of key texts and source material, Animals, Gods and Humans covers 800 years and provides a detailed analysis of early Christian attitudes to, and the position of, animals in Greek and Roman life and thought. Both the pagan and Christian conceptions of animals are rich and multilayered, and Ingvild Sælid Gilhus expertly examines the dominant themes and developments in the conception of animals. Including study of: biographies of figures such as Apollonus of Tyana; natural history; the New Testament via Gnostic texts; the church fathers; and from pagan and Christian criticism of animal sacrifice, to the acts of martyrs, the source material and detailed analysis included in this volume make it a veritable feast of information for all classicists. Additional ISBNs 9781280549137, 9780415386494, 1280549130, 0415386497
