ENGLISH

The Beast Within: Animals in the Middle Ages

By Joyce E. Salisbury

Book information

Publisher
Routledge
Year
1994
ISBN
0415907683, 9780415907682
LCC
QL85 .S25 1994
Google Books ID
sZprQgAACAAJ
Open Library ID
OL1428723M
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
61 MB (63683806 bytes)
Pages
110\110
Topic
History
Orientation
no
Scanned
yes
Time added
2011-08-31 04:54:40
Исторические дисциплины;Всемирная история;История

Description

The Beast Within illustrates how, as property, food and sexual objects, animals in the middles ages had a distinct, and at times, odd relationship with the people and world around them. For example, animals viewed as property during the period shared in labor and increased their owners' status. However, these animals were regularly punished for the act owners were held responsible for the animals' behavior as well. When animals served as sexual objects for humans, much reflection, debate and even legislation was the result. Mythological and metaphoric animals also played important roles in the fables and religion of the day changing the views of humans about the beasts and themselves.

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