Miranda Green

Animals in Celtic Life and Myth

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Green examines the intimate relationship between the Celts and animals, covering their crucial role in the Celtic economy, in hunting and warfare, in art and literature and in religion and ritual. The book covers the period between 800 BC and 400 AD.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd
• Seitenzahl: 304
• Erscheinungstermin: 12. März 1998
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 234mm x 156mm x 16mm
• Gewicht: 442g
• ISBN-13: 9780415185882
• ISBN-10: 0415185882
• Artikelnr.: 21023363

Autorenporträt

Miranda Green

Inhaltsangabe

List of illustrations Preface Acknowledgements 1. The Natural World of the
Celts 2. Food and Farming: Animals in the Celtic Economy 3. Prey and
Predator; The Celtic Hunter 4. Animals at War 5. Sacrifice and Ritual 6.
The Artist's Menagerie 7. Animals in the Earliest Celtic Stories 8. God and
Beast 9. Changing Attitudes to the Animal World Notes Abbreviations
Bibliography Index.

---

List of illustrations Preface Acknowledgements 1. The Natural World of the Celts 2. Food and Farming: Animals in the Celtic Economy 3. Prey and Predator; The Celtic Hunter 4. Animals at War 5. Sacrifice and Ritual 6. The Artist's Menagerie 7. Animals in the Earliest Celtic Stories 8. God and Beast 9. Changing Attitudes to the Animal World Notes Abbreviations Bibliography Index.

Rezensionen

'This is a thoroughly researched and liberally illustrated study by an expert in the field, and as such it is an essential reference tool. The book is eminently readable ... this is a book both for dipping into at leisure moments and for reading in full.' - BWA

'This is a thoroughly researched and liberally illustrated study by an expert in the field, and as such it is an essential reference tool. The book is eminently readable ... this is a book both for dipping into at leisure moments and for reading in full.' - BWA