Categorization and Hierarchy Animals and their Relations to Gods, Humans and Things in the Hittite World

Authors
Publication date 2019
Host editors
  • R. Mattila
  • S. Ito
  • S. Fink
Book title Animals and their Relation to Gods, Humans and Things in the Ancient World
ISBN
  • 9783658243876
ISBN (electronic)
  • 9783658243883
Series Universal- und kulturhistorische Studien = Studies in Universal and Cultural History
Pages (from-to) 79-93
Number of pages 15
Publisher Wiesbaden: Springer VS
Organisations
  • Faculty of Humanities (FGw) - Amsterdam Institute for Humanities Research (AIHR) - Amsterdam School of Historical Studies (ASH)
Abstract Animals in Hittite worldview, and their relations to gods, humans and things, were surveyed several times in the past. The aim of the present article, however, is to focus on one aspect that has not been treated exhaustively to date: the matter of categorization and hierarchical division within human-divine-bestial interfaces. Hence, I do not offer below an extensive survey of animals in the Hittite world, but only concentrate on the issue of animal categorization in Hittite perspectives.
Document type Chapter
Language English
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