06182cam a2201009Ia 4500 ocn659563522 OCoLC 20200709055257.0 m d cr cnu---unuuu 100830s2010 njua ob 001 0 eng d N$T eng pn N$T CDX IDEBK YDXCP E7B OCLCQ GZM OCLCQ JSTOR OCLCA OCLCQ OCLCO NLGGC OCLCQ P@U EBLCP NNM DEBSZ OCLCO COO OCLCO OCLCQ OCLCO OCLCQ AZK COCUF BUB AGLDB MOR PIFAG ZCU OTZ OCLCQ MERUC OCLCQ JBG OCLCQ 642661754 654326885 698590807 782110474 816388546 961513989 962634597 988496084 992029719 995009550 9781400834877 (electronic bk.) 1400834872 (electronic bk.) 9780691140070 (hardcover ; alk. paper) 0691140073 (hardcover ; alk. paper) 1282607502 9781282607507 9786612607509 329781 (N$T) (OCoLC)659563522 (OCoLC)642661754 (OCoLC)654326885 (OCoLC)698590807 (OCoLC)782110474 (OCoLC)816388546 (OCoLC)961513989 (OCoLC)962634597 (OCoLC)988496084 (OCoLC)992029719 (OCoLC)995009550 260750 MIL 22573/cttwc54 JSTOR eng grc e-gr--- SF196.G8 M38 2010eb TEC 003020 bisacsh HBLA1 bicssc REL072000 bisacsh HIS002010 bisacsh HIS054000 bisacsh TEC 003020 REL072000 HIS002010 HIS054000 636.20938 22 MAIN McInerney, Jeremy, 1958- The cattle of the sun : cows and culture in the world of the ancient Greeks / Jeremy McInerney. Cows and culture in the world of the ancient Greeks Princeton, N.J. : Princeton University Press, ©2010. 1 online resource (xvii, 340 pages) : illustrations text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier data file rda Includes bibliographical references (pages 293-334) and index. Cattle habits -- The paradoxes of pastoralism -- Cattle systems in Bronze Age Greece -- Epic consumption -- Heroes and gods -- Gods, cattle, and space -- Sacred economics -- Cities and cattle business -- Sacred law -- Authority and value -- Conclusions. Print version record. Though 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. Master record variable field(s) change: 072 Cattle Greece History. Pastoral systems Greece History. Cattle Greece Religious aspects History. Animal sacrifice Greece History. Fasts and feasts Greece History. Cattle trade Greece History. Greece History To 146 B.C. Greece Religious life and customs. Greece Economic conditions To 146 B.C. National characteristics, Greek History. TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING Agriculture Animal Husbandry. bisacsh RELIGION Antiquities & Archaeology. bisacsh Animal sacrifice fast (OCoLC)fst00809382 Cattle fast (OCoLC)fst00849460 Cattle Religious aspects fast (OCoLC)fst00849654 Cattle trade fast (OCoLC)fst00849732 Economic history fast (OCoLC)fst00901974 Fasts and feasts fast (OCoLC)fst00921741 National characteristics, Greek fast (OCoLC)fst01033439 Pastoral systems fast (OCoLC)fst01054688 Greece fast (OCoLC)fst01208380 To 146 B.C. fast Electronic books. History fast (OCoLC)fst01411628 Print version: McInerney, Jeremy, 1958- Cattle of the sun. Princeton, N.J. : Princeton University Press, ©2010 9780691140070 (DLC) 2009039945 (OCoLC)449283987 EBSCOhost http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&db=nlabk&AN=329781 Coutts Information Services COUT 13614035 EBL - Ebook Library EBLB EBL537699 ebrary EBRY ebr10435989 EBSCOhost EBSC 329781 ProQuest MyiLibrary Digital eBook Collection IDEB 260750 Project MUSE MUSE muse36840 YBP Library Services YANK 3252456 92 N$T 49895 49895