Rotem (Hrsg.) Kowner

Animals and Human Society in Asia

Historical, Cultural and Ethical Perspectives

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This edited collection offers a comprehensive overview of the different aspects of human-animal interactions in Asia throughout history. With twelve thematically-arranged chapters, this book examines the diverse roles that beasts, livestock, and fish - real and metaphorical- have played in Asian history, society, and culture. Ranging from prehistory to the present day, the authors address a wealth of topics including the domestication of animals, dietary practices and sacrifice, hunting, the use of animals in war, and the representation of animals in literature and art. Providing a unique perspective on human interaction with the environment,… Mehr

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Produktdetails

Weitere Autoren: Bar-Oz, Guy (Hrsg.) / Shelach-Lavi, Gideon (Hrsg.) / Shahar, Meir (Hrsg.) / Biran, Michal (Hrsg.)

ISBN: 978-3-030-24365-4
EAN: 9783030243654
Produktnummer: 37350724
Verlag: Springer International Publishing
Sprache: Englisch
Erscheinungsjahr: 2021
Seitenangabe: 476 S.
Masse: H21.0 cm x B14.8 cm x D2.5 cm 610 g
Auflage: 1st ed. 2019
Abbildungen: Paperback
Gewicht: 610

Über den Autor

Rotem Kowner is Professor of Japanese History and the director of the liberal arts program at the University of Haifa, Israel.Guy Bar-Oz is Professor of Archaeology and founder of the Laboratory of Archaeozoology at the Zinman Institute of Archaeology, the University of Haifa, Israel.Michal Biran is the Max and Sophie Mydans Foundation Professor in the Humanities at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel, and a member of the Israeli Academy of Science and Humanities.Meir Shahar is a Professor of Chinese studies at Tel Aviv University, Israel.Gideon Shelach-Lavi is the Louis Freiberg Professor of East Asian Studies and the director of the Institute of Asian and African studies at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel.