Read God, Man and Domesticated Animals: The Birth of Shepherds and Their Descendants in the Ancient Near East

God, Man and Domesticated Animals: The Birth of Shepherds and Their Descendants in the Ancient Near East

Yutaka Tani

4.9/5 (31918 ratings)

Description:This book is a fascinating exploration into how European attitudes that measure human achievements by their extent of control over nature is a cultural and historical product of the ancient Middle Eastern and Mediterranean world. The subject matter is the emergence of domestication, the history and role of shepherds, and the Bible. Drawing on fieldwork spanning more than four decades, Part I looks at the domestication process of sheep and goats, and the emergence of the profession of shepherd. Part II focuses on how God's pronouncements concerning animals in the Old Testament came to take unique forms in the ancient Middle East, reflecting the relationships between city-states' ruling chiefs as large herd owners, and local pastoralists as entrusted shepherds pivoting around domesticated animal life. This book is published jointly with Kyoto University Press. [Subject: History, Middle East Studies, Domestication, Biblical Studies]We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with God, Man and Domesticated Animals: The Birth of Shepherds and Their Descendants in the Ancient Near East. To get started finding God, Man and Domesticated Animals: The Birth of Shepherds and Their Descendants in the Ancient Near East, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
Our library is the biggest of these that have literally hundreds of thousands of different products represented.

Pages: —

Format: PDF, EPUB & Kindle Edition

Publisher: —

Release: —

ISBN: 1925608921

Description: This book is a fascinating exploration into how European attitudes that measure human achievements by their extent of control over nature is a cultural and historical product of the ancient Middle Eastern and Mediterranean world. The subject matter is the emergence of domestication, the history and role of shepherds, and the Bible. Drawing on fieldwork spanning more than four decades, Part I looks at the domestication process of sheep and goats, and the emergence of the profession of shepherd. Part II focuses on how God's pronouncements concerning animals in the Old Testament came to take unique forms in the ancient Middle East, reflecting the relationships between city-states' ruling chiefs as large herd owners, and local pastoralists as entrusted shepherds pivoting around domesticated animal life. This book is published jointly with Kyoto University Press. [Subject: History, Middle East Studies, Domestication, Biblical Studies]We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with God, Man and Domesticated Animals: The Birth of Shepherds and Their Descendants in the Ancient Near East. To get started finding God, Man and Domesticated Animals: The Birth of Shepherds and Their Descendants in the Ancient Near East, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
Our library is the biggest of these that have literally hundreds of thousands of different products represented.

Special Offer | $0.00

Special Offer! | $0.00

God, Man and Domesticated Animals: The Birth of Shepherds and Their Descendants in the Ancient Near East

God, Man and Domesticated Animals: The Birth of Shepherds and Their Descendants in the Ancient Near East

More Books

The Legend of the Buried Treasure of Koshu

The Legend of the Buried Treasure of Koshu

Murder Symphony

Murder Symphony

Truyền thuyết kho báu ở Koshu

Truyền thuyết kho báu ở Koshu

Catholic culture magazine - over God-Human nature (NHK Books) (1997) ISBN: 4140017910 [Japanese Import]

Catholic culture magazine - over God-Human nature (NHK Books) (1997) ISBN: 4140017910 [Japanese Import]

The deployment and start of the domestication of sheep-goat - the birth of the herders (2010) ISBN: 4000247743 [Japanese Import]

The deployment and start of the domestication of sheep-goat - the birth of the herders (2010) ISBN: 4000247743 [Japanese Import]

牧夫フランチェスコの一日―イタリア中部山村生活誌 (平凡社ライブラリー)

牧夫フランチェスコの一日―イタリア中部山村生活誌 (平凡社ライブラリー)

DOMESTICATED PLANTS AND ANIMALS OF THE SOUTHWEST EURASIAN AGRO-PASTORAL CULTURE COMPLEX I CEREALS II PASTORALISM BOXED SET

DOMESTICATED PLANTS AND ANIMALS OF THE SOUTHWEST EURASIAN AGRO-PASTORAL CULTURE COMPLEX I CEREALS II PASTORALISM BOXED SET

Nihon doÌ„butsu daihyakka = The encyclopaedia of animals in Japan. 9, KonchuÌ„. 2

Nihon doÌ„butsu daihyakka = The encyclopaedia of animals in Japan. 9, KonchuÌ„. 2