In the Eye of the Animal: Zoological Imagination in Ancient Christianity

by Patricia Cox Miller

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Early Christian theology posited a strict division between animals and humans. Nevertheless, animal figures abound in early Christian literature and art--from Augustine's renowned "wonder at the agility of the mosquito on the wing," to vivid exegeses of the six days of creation detailed in Genesis--and when they appear, the distinctions between human and animal are often dissolved. How, asks Patricia Cox Miller, does one account for the stunning...

Format:Hardcover

Language:English

ISBN:0812250354

ISBN13:9780812250350

Release Date:July 2018

Publisher:University of Pennsylvania Press

Length:280 Pages

Weight:1.40 lbs.

Dimensions:1.2" x 6.2" x 9.1"

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