LEADER 03108nam 2200625 450 001 9910794314403321 005 20210223120356.0 010 $a0-300-25555-1 024 7 $a10.12987/9780300255553 035 $a(CKB)4100000011479182 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC6359377 035 $a(DE-B1597)570843 035 $a(DE-B1597)9780300255553 035 $a(StDuBDS)EDZ0002529936 035 $a(OCoLC)1199991379 035 $a(EXLCZ)994100000011479182 100 $a20210428e20212020 fy| 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur||||||||||| 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 182 $cc$2rdamedia 183 $acr$2rdacarrier 200 10$aLegions of pigs in the early medieval West /$fJamie Kreiner$b[electronic resource] 210 1$aNew Haven :$cYale University Press,$d2021. 215 $a1 online resource (400 p.) $c48 b-w + 32 color illus 225 1 $aYale agrarian studies series 225 1 $aYale scholarship online 300 $aPreviously issued in print: 2020. 311 $a0-300-24629-3 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $tFrontmatter -- $tContents -- $tPreface -- $tMaps -- $tIntroduction -- $t1. A Singular and Plural Beast -- $t2. From the Mud to the Cosmos -- $t3. Salvaged Lands -- $t4. Partnerships -- $t5. The Christianization of the Pig -- $tEpilogue -- $tList of Abbreviations -- $tNotes -- $tBibliography -- $tGeneral Index -- $tIndex of Manuscripts 330 8 $aEarly medieval communities were thinking seriously about their environments. They saw themselves as part of a complex and dynamic universe that was propelled by interconnected organisms and forces. In that system, even the smallest creatures or events could have far-reaching consequences. The big picture was tied to hyperlocal circumstances. The people who lived in the early medieval West (in what is now northwest Africa and Europe) brought these perspectives to bear on their farming, policy making, and philosophizing. And pigs were both a means and a motivation for doing this. They were a flexible species that could handle a diversity of ecologies. They illustrated the benefits of being adaptable. But they were also a constant reminder that humans had to adapt to their animals and landscapes. 410 0$aYale agrarian studies series. 410 0$aYale scholarship online. 606 $aMiddle Ages 606 $aAnimals and history$zEurope 606 $aAnimals and history$zAfrica, Northwest 606 $aSwine$zEurope$xHistory$yTo 1500 606 $aSwine$zAfrica, Northwest$xHistory$yTo 1500 607 $aEurope$xHistory$y392-814 607 $aAfrica, Northwest$xHistory$yTo 1500 608 $aHistory.$2fast 615 0$aMiddle Ages. 615 0$aAnimals and history 615 0$aAnimals and history 615 0$aSwine$xHistory 615 0$aSwine$xHistory 676 $a636.4 700 $aKreiner$b Jamie$f1982-$01570100 801 0$bStDuBDS 801 1$bStDuBDS 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910794314403321 996 $aLegions of pigs in the early medieval West$93843519 997 $aUNINA