LEADER 04813nam 2200817Ia 450 001 9910819925203321 005 20230725015450.0 010 $a1-282-60750-2 010 $a9786612607509 010 $a1-4008-3487-2 024 7 $a10.1515/9781400834877 035 $a(CKB)2560000000011341 035 $a(EBL)537699 035 $a(OCoLC)642661754 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000413672 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11281557 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000413672 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10384282 035 $a(PQKB)10312690 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC537699 035 $a(OCoLC)659563522 035 $a(MdBmJHUP)muse36840 035 $a(DE-B1597)446905 035 $a(OCoLC)979593110 035 $a(DE-B1597)9781400834877 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL537699 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10435989 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL260750 035 $a(EXLCZ)992560000000011341 100 $a20090929d2010 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 14$aThe cattle of the sun$b[electronic resource] $ecows and culture in the world of the ancient Greeks /$fJeremy McInerney 205 $aCore Textbook 210 $aPrinceton $cPrinceton University Press$dc2010 215 $a1 online resource (361 p.) 300 $aIncludes selections translated from the Ancient Greek. 311 $a0-691-14007-3 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $t Frontmatter -- $tContents -- $tIllustrations -- $tAcknowledgments -- $tA Note about Spellings and Translations -- $tAbbreviations -- $tCHAPTER 1. Cattle Habits -- $tCHAPTER 2. The Paradoxes of Pastoralism -- $tCHAPTER 3. Cattle Systems in Bronze Age Greece -- $tCHAPTER 4. Epic Consumption -- $tCHAPTER 5. Heroes and Gods -- $tCHAPTER 6. Gods, Cattle, and Space -- $tCHAPTER 7. Sacred Economics -- $tCHAPTER 8. Cities and Cattle Business -- $tCHAPTER 9. Sacred Law -- $tCHAPTER 10. Authority and Value -- $tCHAPTER 11. Conclusions -- $tNotes -- $tBibliography -- $tIndex 330 $aThough Greece is traditionally seen as an agrarian society, cattle were essential to Greek communal life, through religious sacrifice and dietary consumption. Cattle were also pivotal in mythology: gods and heroes stole cattle, expected sacrifices of cattle, and punished those who failed to provide them. The Cattle of the Sun ranges over a wealth of sources, both textual and archaeological, to explore why these animals mattered to the Greeks, how they came to be a key element in Greek thought and behavior, and how the Greeks exploited the symbolic value of cattle as a way of structuring social and economic relations. Jeremy McInerney explains that cattle's importance began with domestication and pastoralism: cattle were nurtured, bred, killed, and eaten. Practically useful and symbolically potent, cattle became social capital to be exchanged, offered to the gods, or consumed collectively. This circulation of cattle wealth structured Greek society, since dedication to the gods, sacrifice, and feasting constituted the most basic institutions of Greek life. McInerney shows that cattle contributed to the growth of sanctuaries in the Greek city-states, as well as to changes in the economic practices of the Greeks, from the Iron Age through the classical period, as a monetized, market economy developed from an earlier economy of barter and exchange. Combining a broad theoretical approach with a careful reading of sources, The Cattle of the Sun illustrates the significant position that cattle held in the culture and experiences of the Greeks.Some images inside the book are unavailable due to digital copyright restrictions. 606 $aCattle$zGreece$xHistory 606 $aPastoral systems$zGreece$xHistory 606 $aCattle$zGreece$xReligious aspects$xHistory 606 $aAnimal sacrifice$zGreece$xHistory 606 $aFasts and feasts$zGreece$xHistory 606 $aCattle trade$zGreece$xHistory 606 $aNational characteristics, Greek$xHistory 607 $aGreece$xHistory$yTo 146 B.C 607 $aGreece$xReligious life and customs 607 $aGreece$xEconomic conditions$yTo 146 B.C 615 0$aCattle$xHistory. 615 0$aPastoral systems$xHistory. 615 0$aCattle$xReligious aspects$xHistory. 615 0$aAnimal sacrifice$xHistory. 615 0$aFasts and feasts$xHistory. 615 0$aCattle trade$xHistory. 615 0$aNational characteristics, Greek$xHistory. 676 $a636.20938 686 $aNH 6850$2rvk 700 $aMcInerney$b Jeremy$f1958-$01668598 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910819925203321 996 $aThe cattle of the sun$94029298 997 $aUNINA