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    The beast within : animals in the Middle Ages (2022)
    London : Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group
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    ISBN: 9781032149486 , 9781032149493
    Language: English
    Pages: xi, 222 Seiten , Diagramme
    Edition: Third edition
    Parallel Title: Erscheint auch als Salisbury, Joyce E., 1944 - The beast within
    DDC: 306.4
    RVK:
    NM 1400
    RVK:
    WB 2450
    Keywords: Animals and civilization ; Civilization, Medieval ; Bestiality ; Mensch ; Tiere ; Geschichte 400-1400
    Abstract: "The third edition of The Beast Within has been updated throughout to include current scholarship, new discussion of definitions, and fresh perspectives on critical animal theory that places animals, rather than humans, at the center of the discourse. With an interdisciplinary approach that discusses humans and animals in relation to domestication, symbolism, science, law, religion, food and diet, sexuality, and entertainment, The Beast Within is an essential resource for all students of animal history, literature, and art in the Middle Ages"--
    Note: Includes bibliographical references and index
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    The beast within : animals in the middle ages (2011)
    London : Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group
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    ISBN: 9780203723739
    Language: English
    Pages: 1 Online-Ressource (x, 206 Seiten) , Illustrationen
    Edition: Second edition
    Parallel Title: Erscheint auch als Salisbury, Joyce E., 1944 - The beast within
    DDC: 306.4
    RVK:
    NM 1400
    RVK:
    WB 2450
    Keywords: Animals and civilization ; Civilization, Medieval ; Bestiality ; Electronic books ; Mensch ; Tiere ; Geschichte 400-1400
    Abstract: Praise for the first edition:"...a brave and fascinating exploration of an area that has so far been rather neglected by both historical and literary critics. The Beast Within provides extremely valuable information on the legal and cultural background of the human-animal relationship..." -- Studies in the Age of ChaucerThis important book offers a unique exploration of the use of and attitude towards animals from the 4th to the 14th centuries.The Beast Within explores the varying roles of animals as property, food and sexual objects, and the complex relationship that this created with the peo
    Description / Table of Contents: Front Cover; The Beast Within; Copyright Page; Contents; List of figures; Preface to the second edition; Introduction: What is an animal?; 1. Animals as property; 2. Animals as food; 3. Animal sexuality; 4. Animals as human exemplars; 5. Animals as humans; 6. Humans as animals; Conclusion: What is a human?; Appendix; Notes; Bibliography; Index;
    DOI: 10.4324/9780203723739
    URL: lizenzpflichtig
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