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ISBN: 9783031124075 Item Width: 5.8 in Publisher: Springer International Publishing A&G Number of Pages: Xiv, 254 Pages Format: Trade Paperback Topic: Sociology / General, Ethics & Moral Philosophy, Biblical Studies / General, Animal Rights Illustrator: Yes gtin13: 9783031124075 Book Title: Ethical View of Human-Animal Relations in the Ancient Near East Language: English Publication Year: 2023 Author: Idan Breier Genre: Nature, Religion, Philosophy, Social Science Book Series: The Palgrave Macmillan Animal Ethics Ser. Item Weight: 12.5 Oz Item Length: 8.3 in

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Ethical View of Human-animal Relations in the Ancient Near East, Paperback by Breier, Idan, ISBN 3031124073, ISBN-13 9783031124075, Brand New, Free shipping in the US Exploring the earliest literary evidence for human-animal relations, this volume presents and analyzes biblical and Mesopotamian (Sumerian, Assyrian, and Babylonian) sources from the third millennium BCE through to the consolidation of the biblical literature in the first millennium BCE. Key Features: Provides the first comprehensive study of these texts from an ethical perspective. Examines proverbs, popular aphorisms, myths, epic literature, wisdom literature, historiography, prophecy, and law codes. Applies methodology from current contemporary biblical and ancient Near Eastern scholarship and human-animal ethics, thereby raising new questions that lead to fresh insights. ? An Ethical View of Human Animal-Relations in the Ancient Near East is essential reading for scholars and graduate students of animal ethics, applied ethics and biblical studies.

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