{"product_id":"a-cultural-history-of-animals-in-the-medieval-age-9781847888181","title":"A Cultural History of Animals in the Medieval Age","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA Choice Outstanding Academic Title, 2008   \u003ci\u003eA Cultural History of Animals in the Medieval Age\u003c\/i\u003e investigates the changing roles of animals in medieval culture, economy and society in the period 1000 to 1400. The period saw significant changes in scientific and philosophical approaches to animals as well as their representation in art. Animals were omnipresent in medieval everyday life. They had enormous importance for medieval agriculture and trade and were also hunted for food and used in popular entertainments. At the same time, animals were kept as pets and used to display their owner's status, whilst medieval religion attributed complex symbolic meanings to animals.   \u003ci\u003eA Cultural History of Animals in the Medieval Age\u003c\/i\u003e presents an overview of the period and continues with essays on the position of animals in contemporary symbolism, hunting, domestication, sports and entertainment, science, philosophy, and art.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Cultural History of Animals presents an innovative and compelling introduction to current scholarship about the historical relationships between people and other animals. * Harriet Ritvo, Arthur J. Conner Professor of History, M.I.T. *\u003cbr\u003eAn innovative and ambitious project that synthesizes knowledge of animals as living creatures and their symbolic representations... an invaluable contribution to our understanding... A combination of surprise and entertainment with serious research gives these volumes a place in the best tradition of accessible science. * Bernd Hüppauf, New York University for H-Soz-u-Kult *\u003cbr\u003eHigh quality editing, clear writing, and abundant visual illustrations ... These volumes will be basic to future scholarship dealing with animals and society. Essential. * Choice *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIntroduction: Animals in the Middle Ages\u003cbr\u003eBrigitte Resl, University of Liverpool \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e1. Animals in Medieval Folklore and Religion\u003cbr\u003eSophie Page, University College London \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2. Medieval Hunting\u003cbr\u003eAn Smets, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, and Baudouin van den Abeele, Université Catholique de Louvain \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e3. Domestication\u003cbr\u003eEsther Pascua, University of St. Andrews \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e4. Animals in Medieval Sports, Entertainments, and Menageries\u003cbr\u003eLisa Kiser, Ohio State University \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e5. Animals in Medieval Science\u003cbr\u003ePieter Beullens, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e6. Philosophical Beliefs\u003cbr\u003ePieter De Leemans, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, and Matthew Klemm, John Hopkins University \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e7. Animals in Art in the Middle Ages\u003cbr\u003eBrigitte Resl, University of Liverpool \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNotes \u003cbr\u003eBibliography \u003cbr\u003eIndex","brand":"Bloomsbury Publishing PLC","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51771599782231,"sku":"9781847888181","price":35.38,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/a-cultural-history-of-animals-in-the-medieval-age-9781847888181","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}