The Mythical Zoo: An Encyclopedia of Animals in World Myth, Legend, and LiteratureABC-CLIO, 2001 - 298 страница A varied and insightful compendium of animals and the relationships between humans and animals. Emphasizing depth rather than breadth, The Mythical Zoo covers everything from frogs and grasshoppers to dolphins, salmon, rabbits, and tigers. After a masterful overview, there are about 50 entries with references to literature from a variety of cultures and extensive illustrations ranging from medieval prints to cartoons and advertisements. - Fully illustrated with a variety of images from medieval prints to editorial cartoons and advertisements - Weaves together a cross-cultural tapestry encompassing mythology, history, art, science, philosophy, and literature while discussing the special significance of animals in human cultures - Includes relevant quotes from worldwide texts preceding each entry |
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... believed that after death the spirit of the departed hovers near his or her body as a bat . People in Uganda and Zimbabwe have believed that bats taking wing in the evening are departed spirits coming to visit the living . The flying ...
... believed that if a butterfly enters your house , it is likely to be the spirit of a deceased relative or a friend . On the island of Java , it is traditionally believed that sometimes dur- ing sleep the soul flies out in the form of a ...
... believed swallows hibernated in caves . In a famous letter of August 4 , 1767 , the British pastor and naturalist Gilbert White made one of his rare mistakes . When a large fragment of a chalk cliff had fallen one winter in Sussex ...
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Ass Mule and Camel | 14 |
Bat | 21 |
Beaver Porcupine Badger | 29 |
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The Mythical Zoo: An Encyclopedia of Animals in World Myth, Legend, and ... Boria Sax Преглед исечка - 2001 |