Evolution of a taboo: pigs and people in the Ancient Near East

From their domestication to their taboo, pigs and their shifting roles in the ancient Near East are among the most complicated topics in archaeology. Rejecting monocausal explanations, this text adopts an evolutionary approach and draws upon zooarchaeology and ancient texts to unravel the cultural s...

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Main Author: Price, Max D. (Author)
Format: Electronic Book
Language:English
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Published: New York, NY Oxford University Press 2020
In:Year: 2020
Reviews:Book Review (2022) (Maʾir, Aharon, 1958 -)
Series/Journal:Oxford scholarship online
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Ancient Orient / Pig / Eating habits / Taboo / Religion / History
Further subjects:B Swine Religious aspects Islam
B Taboo (Middle East)
B Taboo ; Middle East
B Swine ; Religious aspects ; Islam
B Middle East ; Antiquities
B Mammal remains (Archaeology) ; Middle East
B Animals Social aspects History To 1500 (Middle East)
B Swine ; Religious aspects ; Judaism
B Middle East Antiquities
B Swine History To 1500 (Middle East)
B Mammal remains (Archaeology) (Middle East)
B Animals ; Social aspects ; Middle East ; History ; To 1500
B Swine ; Middle East ; History ; To 1500
B Swine Religious aspects Judaism
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