{"product_id":"in-the-eye-of-the-animal-zoological-imagination-in-ancient-christianity-9780812250350","title":"In the Eye of the Animal  Zoological Imagination","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Miller powerfully demonstrates the usefulness of animal studies as a lens for ancient and late ancient discourse about animals, and presses at the edges of conventional analysis, arguing for the usefulness of early Christian texts in contemporary constructive philosophical work regarding the status of animals, and for the relevance of contemporary zoological writings in contextualizing and analyzing early Christian texts. The result is a thoughtful and provocative book.\" * \u003ci\u003eBryn Mawr Classical Review *\u003cbr\u003e\"Miller's book is an important contribution to the field of Christian late antiquity from the perspective of (human-)animal studies, as it provides a panorama of relevant texts which also comprises 'bizarre' and amusing examples . . . What is more, she makes the world of early Christianity accessible for those who are not specialists in Patristics.\" * \u003ci\u003ePhilosophy, Theology and the Sciences\u003c\/i\u003e *\u003cbr\u003e\"Through incandescent prose and close readings, this monograph charts new pathways for exploring the archive of Christian literature . . . \u003ci\u003eIn the Eye of the Animal\u003c\/i\u003e trains us to see anew the breadth of early Christian literature in all its diversity and pulsing liveliness.\" * \u003ci\u003eTheological Studies Journal\u003c\/i\u003e *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cp\u003eIntroduction\u003cbr\u003e Chapter 1. Animals and Figuration: The Case of Birds\u003cbr\u003e Chapter 2. The Pensivity of Animals, I: Zoomorphism\u003cbr\u003e Chapter 3. The Pensivity of Animals, II: Anthropomorphism\u003cbr\u003e Chapter 4. Wild Animals: Desert Ascetics and Their Companions\u003cbr\u003e Chapter 5. Small Things: The Vibrant Materiality of Tiny Creatures\u003cbr\u003e Afterword\u003cbr\u003e Appendix: Ancient Christian and Other Authors\u003cbr\u003e Notes\u003cbr\u003e Bibliography\u003cbr\u003e Index\u003cbr\u003e Acknowledgment\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"University of Pennsylvania Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49405737730391,"sku":"9780812250350","price":999.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780812250350.jpg?v=1730493437","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/in-the-eye-of-the-animal-zoological-imagination-in-ancient-christianity-9780812250350","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}