Companion species : saints, animals and ordinary humans in the Middle Ages / edited by Mathilde van Dijk.

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9781003478423 electronic book
1003478425 electronic book
9781040257517 electronic book
1040257518 electronic book
9781032764429 hardcover
9781032764436 paperback
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Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY : Routledge, 2025.
©2025
Fiziksel Niteleme
1 online resource (xvi, 256 pages) : illustrations
Özet, vb.
"This book explores the connection between saints and animals, and how the power over animals has been a characteristic of saints from their beginnings in the Early Church. The connection between saints and humans is examined, with the saint as a human rising beyond humanity, touching the divine, and the non-human animal as a creature, which is connected to and yet removed from humanity and which may have a connection to the sacred itself. This volume transcends traditional religious boundaries by including Christian saints as well as similar figures in Islam and Norse religions. It operates on the cusp of two exciting and innovative fields: hagiographic and animal studies. It shows the complexities of human-animal interaction and the sacred: authorities clashing with experiential knowledge, metaphorical animals as opposed to real, animals ranging from helpers or opponents of saints, disguises of demons, or identity markers of a human community. Companion Species will be of value to scholars and students interested in medieval history, Europe and religion, as well as social and cultural history"-- Provided by publisher.
Konu
Animals __ Religious aspects __ History.
Human-animal relationships __ History.
Christian saints __ History.
Muslim saints __ History.
HISTORY / Europe / General __ bisacsh
HISTORY / Medieval __ bisacsh
Diğer Yazarlar
Dijk, Mathilde van
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Taylor & Francis
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