Companion species: saints, animals and ordinary humans in the Middle Ages

"This book explores the connection between saints and animals, and how the power over animals has been a characteristic of saints from their beginnings in the Early Church. The connection between saints and humans is examined, with the saint as a human rising beyond humanity, touching the divin...

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Contributors: Dijk, Mathilde van 1958- (Editor)
Format: Print Book
Language:English
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WorldCat: WorldCat
Interlibrary Loan:Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany)
Published: London New York Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group 2025
In:Year: 2025
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Saint / Animals / Christianity / Islam / Germanic peoples / Religion / History 500-1500
RelBib Classification:BD Ancient European religions
BJ Islam
CA Christianity
KCD Hagiography; saints
NCG Environmental ethics; Creation ethics
TE Middle Ages
Further subjects:B Social History / HISTORY
B Collection of essays
B Animals & society
B Geschichte der Religion
B Muslim Saints History
B SOCIAL SCIENCE / Generals
B History of religion
B Social & Cultural History
B Tiere und Gesellschaft
B Sozial- und Kulturgeschichte
B Europe / Generals / HISTORY
B Christian saints History
B Human-animal relationships History
B Animals Religious aspects History
B European history
B Religion / History
B Europäische Geschichte
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