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Birds in the Ancient World - Winged Words (Paperback)
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Birds in the Ancient World - Winged Words (Paperback)
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Birds pervaded the ancient world. They impressed their physical
presence on the daily experience and imaginations of ordinary
people in town and country alike, and figured prominently in
literature and art. They also provided a fertile source of symbols
and stories in their myths and folklore, and were central to the
ancient rituals of augury and divination. Jeremy Mynott's Birds in
the Ancient World: Winged Words brings together all this rich and
fascinating material for the modern reader. Using quotations from
well over a hundred classical Greek and Roman authors, all of them
translated freshly into English, and nearly a hundred illustrations
from ancient wall-paintings, pottery, and mosaics, Birds in the
Ancient World illustrates the many different roles birds played in
popular 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. There are also selections from
early scientific writings about birds, as well as many anecdotes
and descriptions from works of history, geography, and travel.
Jeremy Mynott acts as a stimulating guide to this varied 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.
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