The Medieval Pig - Paperback
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Availability:In StockSeries:Nature and Environment in the Middle AgesTheme:Chronological Period/Medieval (500-1453) Studies, Cultural Region/BritishPublish date:2024-04-02Pages:130
Languages:EnglishPublisher:Boydell PressISBN-13:9781837651689ISBN-10:183765168XUPC:9781837651689Book Category:History, Literary Criticism, NatureBook Subcategory:Europe, Medieval, AnimalsBook Topic:Great Britain, MammalsSize:9.21 x 6.14 x 0.28 inchesWeight:0.43Product ID:SC0F1MJSG9
Examines the role of the pig in medieval society in material and textual sources. The pig was a common sight in the Middle Ages. They might be eating under an oak tree, or out in a field. They might be in the street, with the swineherd close behind at their heels. They might be dismembered, for sale by a butcher. They might be represented on misericords, in a church or cathedral, dancing, playing the bagpipes, or suckling people. Pigs were in all these places. But what was the pig's place? This book considers pigs in medieval Europe from a number of angles: whether part of the countryside, the cityscape, on the plate or in the mind. Drawing on a rich wealth of sources, both textual and material, it examines in particular the paradoxes that the pig presented: both good and bad, fecund/fornicator, noble/filthy. It uncovers the pig's numerous roles in medieval society, how pigs shaped human life, and how humans shaped theirs.
Languages:EnglishPublisher:Boydell PressISBN-13:9781837651689ISBN-10:183765168XUPC:9781837651689Book Category:History, Literary Criticism, NatureBook Subcategory:Europe, Medieval, AnimalsBook Topic:Great Britain, MammalsSize:9.21 x 6.14 x 0.28 inchesWeight:0.43Product ID:SC0F1MJSG9
Jørgensen, Dolly: - DOLLY JØRGENSEN is Professor of History and Co-director of the Greenhouse Center for Environmental Humanities at University of Stavanger, Norway.
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