03108nam 2200625 450 991082240800332120210223120356.00-300-25555-110.12987/9780300255553(CKB)4100000011479182(MiAaPQ)EBC6359377(DE-B1597)570843(DE-B1597)9780300255553(StDuBDS)EDZ0002529936(OCoLC)1199991379(EXLCZ)99410000001147918220210428e20212020 fy| 0engur|||||||||||txtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierLegions of pigs in the early medieval West /Jamie Kreiner[electronic resource]New Haven :Yale University Press,2021.1 online resource (400 p.) 48 b-w + 32 color illusYale agrarian studies seriesYale scholarship onlinePreviously issued in print: 2020.0-300-24629-3 Includes bibliographical references and index.Frontmatter -- Contents -- Preface -- Maps -- Introduction -- 1. A Singular and Plural Beast -- 2. From the Mud to the Cosmos -- 3. Salvaged Lands -- 4. Partnerships -- 5. The Christianization of the Pig -- Epilogue -- List of Abbreviations -- Notes -- Bibliography -- General Index -- Index of Manuscripts Early medieval communities were thinking seriously about their environments. They saw themselves as part of a complex and dynamic universe that was propelled by interconnected organisms and forces. In that system, even the smallest creatures or events could have far-reaching consequences. The big picture was tied to hyperlocal circumstances. The people who lived in the early medieval West (in what is now northwest Africa and Europe) brought these perspectives to bear on their farming, policy making, and philosophizing. And pigs were both a means and a motivation for doing this. They were a flexible species that could handle a diversity of ecologies. They illustrated the benefits of being adaptable. But they were also a constant reminder that humans had to adapt to their animals and landscapes.Yale agrarian studies series.Yale scholarship online.Middle AgesAnimals and historyEuropeAnimals and historyAfrica, NorthwestSwineEuropeHistoryTo 1500SwineAfrica, NorthwestHistoryTo 1500EuropeHistory392-814Africa, NorthwestHistoryTo 1500History.fastMiddle Ages.Animals and historyAnimals and historySwineHistorySwineHistory636.4Kreiner Jamie1982-1644308StDuBDSStDuBDSBOOK9910822408003321Legions of pigs in the early medieval West3990104UNINA