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Ethical View of Human-Animal Relations in the Ancient Near East, Hardcover by...

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Book Series: The Palgrave Macmillan Animal Ethics Ser. Publication Year: 2022 Illustrator: Yes Publisher: Springer International Publishing A&G Item Width: 5.8 in Topic: Sociology / General, Ethics & Moral Philosophy, Biblical Studies / General, Animal Rights Genre: Nature, Religion, Philosophy, Social Science Item Weight: 16.9 Oz Language: English Number of Pages: Xiv, 254 Pages ISBN: 9783031124044 Book Title: Ethical View of Human-Animal Relations in the Ancient Near East gtin13: 9783031124044 Item Length: 8.3 in Author: Idan Breier Format: Hardcover

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Ethical View of Human-Animal Relations in the Ancient Near East, Hardcover by Breier, Idan, ISBN 3031124049, ISBN-13 9783031124044, Like New Used, 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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