Table of Contents

Introduction: Animals in the Middle Ages
Brigitte Resl, University of Liverpool

1. Animals in Medieval Folklore and Religion
Sophie Page, University College London

2. Medieval Hunting
An Smets, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, and Baudouin van den Abeele, Université Catholique de Louvain

3. Domestication
Esther Pascua, University of St. Andrews

4. Animals in Medieval Sports, Entertainments, and Menageries
Lisa Kiser, Ohio State University

5. Animals in Medieval Science
Pieter Beullens, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven

6. Philosophical Beliefs
Pieter De Leemans, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, and Matthew Klemm, John Hopkins University

7. Animals in Art in the Middle Ages
Brigitte Resl, University of Liverpool

Notes
Bibliography
Index

Promotional Information

A thematic overview of how animals were seen and used in the period from 1000 to 1400, covering symbolism, hunting, domestication, sports and entertainment, science, philosophy, and art.

About the Author

Brigitte Resl is Professor of Medieval History at the University of Liverpool and is author of Understanding Animals, 1150-1350 and co-author of Writing Nature in the Early Middle Ages.

Reviews

The Cultural History of Animals presents an innovative and compelling introduction to current scholarship about the historical relationships between people and other animals.
*Harriet Ritvo, Arthur J. Conner Professor of History, M.I.T.*

An innovative and ambitious project that synthesizes knowledge of animals as living creatures and their symbolic representations... an invaluable contribution to our understanding... A combination of surprise and entertainment with serious research gives these volumes a place in the best tradition of accessible science.
*Bernd Hüppauf, New York University for H-Soz-u-Kult*

High quality editing, clear writing, and abundant visual illustrations ... These volumes will be basic to future scholarship dealing with animals and society. Essential.
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