Birds in the Ancient World
Winged Words
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A termék adatai:
- Kiadó OUP Oxford
- Megjelenés dátuma 2020. április 9.
- ISBN 9780198853114
- Kötéstípus Puhakötés
- Terjedelem478 oldal
- Méret 236x158x22 mm
- Súly 808 g
- Nyelv angol
- Illusztrációk 95 colour illustrations, 9 black & white illustrations 0
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Rövid leírás:
Birds played an important role in the ancient world: as indicators of time, weather, and seasons; as a resource for hunting, medicine, and farming; as pets and entertainment; as omens and messengers of the gods. Jeremy Mynott explores the similarities and surprising differences between ancient perceptions of the natural world and our own.
TöbbHosszú leírás:
Birds pervaded the ancient world. They impressed their physical presence on the daily experience and imaginations of ordinary people in town and country alike, and figured prominently in literature and art. They also provided a fertile source of symbols and stories in their myths and folklore, and were central to the ancient rituals of augury and divination. Jeremy Mynott's Birds in the Ancient World: Winged Words brings together all this rich and fascinating material for the modern reader.
Using quotations from well over a hundred classical Greek and Roman authors, all of them translated freshly into English, and nearly a hundred illustrations from ancient wall-paintings, pottery, and mosaics, Birds in the Ancient World illustrates the many different roles birds played in popular culture: as indicators of time, weather, and the seasons; as a resource for hunting, eating, medicine, and farming; as domestic pets and entertainments; and as omens and intermediaries between the gods and humankind. There are also selections from early scientific writings about birds, as well as many anecdotes and descriptions from works of history, geography, and travel.
Jeremy Mynott acts as a stimulating guide to this varied material, using birds as a prism through which to explore both the similarities and the often surprising differences between ancient conceptions of the natural world and our own. His book is an original contribution to the flourishing interest in the cultural history of birds and to our understanding of the ancient cultures in which birds played such a prominent part.
Jeremy Mynott's Birds in the Ancient World is an absolute joy, beautifully written and gloriously illustrated.
Tartalomjegyzék:
Birds in the Natural World
The Seasons
Weather
Time
Soundscapes
Birds as a Resource
Hunting and Fowling
Cooking and Eating
Farming
Living with Birds
Captivity and Domestication
Sports and Entertainments
Relationships and Responsibilities
Invention and Discovery
Wonders: travellers' tales and tall stories
Medicine: folklore and science
Observation and Enquiry: the beginnings of ornithology
Thinking with Birds
Omens and Auguries
Magic and Metamorphosis
Signs and Symbols
Birds as Intermediaries
Fabulous Creatures
Messengers and Mediators
Mother Earth
Epilogue: then and now
Appendix: some bird lists from ancient sources
Biographies of authors quoted
References
Bibliography
Bibliography
Acknowledgements and picture credits
