{"product_id":"animals-gods-and-humans","title":"Animals, Gods and Humans","description":"\u003cp\u003eConsulting a wide range of key texts and source material, \u003cem\u003eAnimals, Gods and Humans \u003c\/em\u003ecovers 800 years and provides a detailed analysis of early Christian attitudes to, and the position of, animals in Greek and Roman life and thought.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBoth the pagan and Christian conceptions of animals are rich and multilayered, and Ingvild Sælid Gilhus expertly examines the dominant themes and developments in the conception of animals.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIncluding study of: biographies of figures such as Apollonus of Tyana; natural history; the New Testament via Gnostic texts; the church fathers; and from pagan and Christian criticism of animal sacrifice, to the acts of martyrs, the source material and detailed analysis included in this volume make it a veritable feast of information for all classicists.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Taylor \u0026 Francis","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45542756548846,"sku":"9780415386500","price":63.99,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0630\/9612\/7726\/files\/9780415386500.jpg?v=1720134123","url":"https:\/\/bookland.com.au\/products\/animals-gods-and-humans","provider":"Book Land AU","version":"1.0","type":"link"}