Greenwood Encyclopedia of Global Medieval Life and Culture
Joyce E. Salisbury, Nancy Sullivan
E-bok
20083 566 kr
Medieval World of Nature
A Book of Essays
AvJoyce E. Salisbury,Joyce E. Salisbury
Häftad, Engelska, 2020
Del i serien Routledge Library Editions: The Medieval World
552 kr
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Originally published in 1993, The Medieval World of Nature looks at how the natural world was viewed by medieval society. The book presents the argument that the pragmatic medieval view of the natural world of animals and plants, existed simply to serve medieval society. It discusses the medieval concept of animals as food, labour, and sport and addresses how the biblical charge of assuming dominion over animals and plants, was rooted in the medieval sensibility of control. The book also looks at the idea of plants and animals as not only pragmatic, but as allegories within the medieval world, utilizing animals to draw morality tales, which were viewed with as much importance as scientific information. This book provides a unique and interesting look at the everyday medieval world.
