Animals on the Edge

From Exotic Beasts to Nonhuman Transcendence

Inbunden, Engelska, 2023

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Beskrivning

Was there a horse sense in the medieval period? Why did word-licking dogs inhabit manuscript borders? The seven intriguing articles in this publication explore animals on the edge and the boundaries between humans and animals. These articles provide insights into the discussions in animal studies and medieval studies about the multiple roles of medieval fauna, challenging our understanding of how animals were understood in the Middle Ages. The authors of the articles demonstrate how humans have always constructed animals but also have been constructed by animals. The examples are drawn from manuscripts, fables, textual and visual accounts, as well as material culture. This publication raises interesting aspects about the profound and ambiguous relationship between animals and humans, edges and boundaries, hybridity and anthropomorphism, ideas and identities.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2023-12-31
Mått:148 x 210 x undefined mm
Format:Inbunden
Språk:Engelska
Antal sidor:176
Förlag:Trivent Publishing
Medarbetare:Jaritz,Gerhard
ISBN:9786156696083

Utforska kategorier

Arkeologi inom Historia och arkeologi
Europas historia inom Historia och arkeologi
Zoologi inom Naturvetenskap och teknik

Mer om författaren

Katja Fält received her PhD in art history at the University of Jyväskylä (Finland) in 2012. Her dissertation ""Wall Paintings, Workshops and Visual Production in the Medieval Diocese of Turku from 1430 to 1540"" examined wall paintings attributed to church builders in about thirty medieval stone churches. Her research interests include medieval wall paintings, representations of gender, corporeality and the passion of Christ in medieval art. Currently, Dr. Fält works at Tampere University as a senior specialist.

Innehållsförteckning

Foreword by Gerhard JaritzIntroduction by Katja FältCHAPTER 1. Animals on the Edge in NLW MS Peniarth 32 - Coral LumbleyCHAPTER 2. The Goat of Scanderbeg - Etleva LalaCHAPTER 3. Disguise, Identity, and Horse Sense: The Case of Robin Hood and Guy of Gisborne - Antha Cotten-SpreckelmeyerCHAPTER 4. Semper asellus erit? Hybrid Animals in Nigel de Longchamps' Speculum stultorum - Maximilian WickCHAPTER 5. Beasts along Boundaries: Elephants in the Medieval West - Kiwako OgataCHAPTER 6. Animals on the Edge of Late Medieval Hebrew Manuscripts - András BorgóCHAPTER 7. Angela of Foligno, in Love, with Animals - William RobertNotes on Contributors