Includes bibliographical references (pages 196-206) and indexes.
Chapter 1 BIBLICAL ANIMALS -- chapter 2 UNUSUAL ANIMALS -- chapter 3 UNREAL ANIMALS -- chapter 4 Alexandrians and the Physiologus -- chapter 5 ANTIOCHENES AND BASIL THE GREAT -- chapter 6 THE LATIN FATHERS AND ISIDORE: PORTENTS -- chapter 7 ISIDORE OF SEVILLE, BOOK 12 ON ANIMALS.
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Early Christians and Animals presents a lively study of the significance of animals in early Christian thought, tradition, text and art.Robert M. Grant:* examines the diverse and often conflicting sources, from the pagan antecedents Aristotle and Pliny, to Biblical animal references and the Church fathers* provides fresh translations of key texts concerning animals - the Physiologus, Basils homilies and Isidores chapters.
Early Christians and animals.
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Animals-- Religious aspects-- Christianity-- History of doctrines-- Early church, ca. 30-600.
Animaux-- Aspect religieux-- Christianisme-- Histoire-- ca 30-600 (Église primitive)