CiNii 図書 - God, man and domesticated animals : the birth of shepherds and their descendants in the ancient Near East

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.

Figures Tables Photographs Preface Acknowledgements Part I: Domestication Process and the Birth of Shepherds 1 Location of Domesticated Sheep and Goats 2 Objectives and Methods 3 How did Domestication Begin? 4 Developments After the Beginning of Domestication 5 The Unique Position of Ancient Near Eastern Pastoralists: ?Overcoming the Physiological Barrier to Milking Cows Part II: Large Household Chiefs, Entrusted Shepherds and Domesticated Animals 6 The Domesticated Animal as Serf: Herd Guide-Wethers?and Eunuchs 7 Relationship Between Temple Cities and Pastoral Groups in?the Ancient Near East 8 Mode Analysis of Dietary Narratives in the Pentateuch Notes Bibliography Index

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