Early Christians and Animals

by RobertM.Grant (Author), Robert M. Grant (Author)

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  Paperback
  2016

  $74.30

  Early Christians and Animals presents a lively study of the significance of animals in early Christian thought, tradition, text and art.
  Robert M. Grant:
  * examines the diverse and often conflicting sources, from the pagan antecedents Aristotle and Pliny, to Biblical animal references and the Church fathers
  * provides fresh translations of key texts concerning animals - the Physiologus, Basils homilies and Isidores chapters.