Animals and the law in antiquity /

Bibliographic Details
Other Authors:	Olyan, Saul M. (Editor), Rosenblum, Jordan D. (Editor)
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Providence : Brown Judaic Studies, 2021.
Series:	Brown Judaic studies ; 368.
Subjects:	Animals > Law and legislation. Animal welfare > Law and legislation. Electronic books.
Online Access:	Connect to the full text of this electronic book

Table of Contents:

Introduction / Saul M. Olyan, Jordan D. Rosenblum
Mere things or sentient beings? : the legal status of animals in ancient Egyptian society / Rozenn Bailleul-LeSuer
Partial persons, unsafe spaces : the Babylonian production of class through laws about animals / Seth Richardson
Symmetry or asymmetry according to the law? : the case of domesticated animals and human beings / Saul M. Olyan
Animals in Greek and Roman criminal law / F. S. Naiden
Animal acts : diet and law in the Acts of the Apostles and early Christian practice / Andrew McGowan
The role of laws in Porphyry's arguments against animal sacrifice / Miira Tuominen
Banning animal sacrifice ad infinitum : cui bono? / Daniel Ullucci
Dolphins are humans of the sea (a Bekhorot 8a) : animals and legal categorization in Rabbinic literature / Jordan D. Rosenblum
Response to Bailleul-LeSuer, Olyan, Richardson, and Tuominen / Andreas Schüle
Response to McGowan, Naiden, Ullucci, and Rosenblum / Beth Berkowitz.