ABSTRACT

Early Christians and Animals presents a lively study of the significance of animals in early Christian thought, tradition, text and art.
Robert M. Grant:
* examines the diverse and often conflicting sources, from the pagan antecedents Aristotle and Pliny, to Biblical animal references and the Church fathers
* provides fresh translations of key texts concerning animals - the Physiologus, Basils homilies and Isidores chapters.

chapter 1|14 pages

Biblical Animals

chapter 2|19 pages

Unusual Animals

chapter 3|10 pages

Unreal Animals