Birds in the ancient world : winged words

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Birds in the ancient world : winged words

Jeremy Mynott

Oxford University Press, 2018

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Includes bibliographical references (p. [417]-426) and index

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Birds pervaded the ancient world, impressing their physical presence on the daily experience and imaginations of ordinary people and figuring prominently in literature and art. They provided a fertile source of symbols and stories in myths and folklore and were central to the ancient rituals of augury and divination. Jeremy Mynott's Birds in the Ancient World illustrates the many different roles birds played in culture: as indicators of time, weather and the seasons; as a resource for hunting, eating, medicine and farming; as domestic pets and entertainments; and as omens and intermediaries between the gods and humankind. We learn how birds were perceived - through quotations from well over a hundred classical Greek and Roman authors, all of them translated freshly into English, through nearly 100 illustrations from ancient wall-paintings, pottery and mosaics, and through selections from early scientific writings, and many anecdotes and descriptions from works of history, geography and travel. Jeremy Mynott acts as a stimulating guide to this rich and fascinating material, using birds as a prism through which to explore both the similarities and the often surprising differences between ancient conceptions of the natural world and our own. His book is an original contribution to the flourishing interest in the cultural history of birds and to our understanding of the ancient cultures in which birds played such a prominent part.

目次

Birds in the Natural World 1: The Seasons 2: Weather 3: Time 4: Soundscapes Birds as a Resource 5: Hunting and Fowling 6: Cooking and Eating 7: Farming Living with Birds 8: Captivity and Domestication 9: Sports and Entertainments 10: Relationships and Responsibilities Invention and Discovery 11: Wonders: travellers' tales and tall stories 12: Medicine: folklore and science 13: Observation and Enquiry: the beginnings of ornithology Thinking with Birds 14: Omens and Auguries 15: Magic and Metamorphosis 16: Signs and Symbols Birds as Intermediaries 17: Fabulous Creatures 18: Messengers and Mediators 19: Mother Earth 20: Epilogue: then and now Appendix: some bird lists from ancient sources Biographies of authors quoted References Bibliography Bibliography Acknowledgements and picture credits

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