- 278 pages
- English
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About this book
Originally published in 1993, The Medieval World of Nature looks at how the natural world was viewed by medieval society. The book presents the argument that the pragmatic medieval view of the natural world of animals and plants, existed simply to serve medieval society. It discusses the medieval concept of animals as food, labour, and sport and addresses how the biblical charge of assuming dominion over animals and plants, was rooted in the medieval sensibility of control. The book also looks at the idea of plants and animals as not only pragmatic, but as allegories within the medieval world, utilizing animals to draw morality tales, which were viewed with as much importance as scientific information. This book provides a unique and interesting look at the everyday medieval world.
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Index
- Abraham 173–176
- Acts of Paul 100
- Acts of Thomas 100
- Adam 14, 99, 100, 168, 179, 202–204, 207–210
- Adelard of Bath 49
- Ælfric of Eysham 64, 230, 234, 239, 240, 247
- Aelian 14, 97, 98, 105
- aesthetic 188, 190, 192, 194
- agriculture/agricultural 53, 188
- Alan of Lille 130–132, 136, 142
- alba 133, 140, 141
- Albertus Magnus (Albert the Great) xiv, 29–31, 51–53, 55, 67, 109, 117–125, 199
- Alexander the Great 23, 25, 51, 150, 153
- Alexandria 13, 42
- allegory/allegorical xi–xiii, xv, xvi, 5, 6, 11, 13–15, 16, 23, 25, 27, 29, 31, 36, 38, 64, 73, 84, 86–88, 102, 103, 129, 133, 134, 138, 178, 192, 193, 195, 244
- Ambrose 13, 36
- anatomy/anatomical 5, 8,...
Table of contents
- Cover
- Half Title
- Title Page
- Copyright Page
- Garland Medieval Casebooksa
- The Medieval World of Nature: A Book of Essays
- Copyright Page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction
- ANIMALS
- ANIMALS AND PEOPLE
- PEOPLE AND THE LAND
- Index