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

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"From their domestication to their taboo, the role of pigs in the ancient Near East is one of the most complicated topics in archaeology. Rejecting monocausal explanations, this book adopts an evolutionary approach and uses zooarchaeology and texts to unravel the cultural significance of swine...

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Main Author: Price, Max D. (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York, NY : Oxford University Press, [2020]
Subjects:
Food habits > Middle East.
Swine > Middle East > History > To 1500.
Swine > Religious aspects > Judaism.
Swine > Religious aspects > Islam.
Taboo > Middle East.
Mammal remains (Archaeology) > Middle East.
Middle East > Antiquities.
Porcs > Aspect religieux > Judaïsme.
Porcs > Aspect religieux > Islam.
Moyen-Orient > Antiquités.
Archaeology.
SOCIAL SCIENCE.
Antiquities
Food habits
Mammal remains (Archaeology)
Swine
Swine > Religious aspects > Islam
Swine > Religious aspects > Judaism
Taboo
Middle East
To 1500
Electronic books.
History
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