Evolution of a Taboo: Pigs and People in the Ancient Near East 1st Edition

Evolution of a Taboo: Pigs and People in the Ancient Near East 1st Edition – Ebook Instant Download/Delivery ISBN(s): 9780197543276,0197543278,9780197543290, 0197543294

Product details:

• ISBN-10: 0197543294
• ISBN-13: 9780197543290
• Author: Max D. Price

Pigs are among the most peculiar animals domesticated in the Ancient Near East. Their story, from domestication to taboo, has fascinated historians, archaeologists, and religious studies scholars for decades. Rejecting simple explanations, this book adopts an evolutionary approach that relies on zooarchaeology and texts to unravel the cultural significance of swine in the Near East from the Paleolithic to the present day. Five major themes are covered: The domestication of the pig from wild boars in the Neolithic period, the unique roles that pigs developed in agricultural economies before and after the development of complex societies, the raising of swine in cities, the shifting ritual roles of pigs, and the formation and development of the pork taboo in Judaism and, later, Islam.

Table contents:

1. The Power of Pigs

2. Animals in a Landscape

3. From Paleolithic Wild Boar to Neolithic Pigs

4. Out of the Cradle

5. Urban Swine and Ritual Pigs in the Bronze Age

6. Theorizing the Taboo

7. The Coming of the Taboo: Pigs in the Iron Age

8. Clash of Cultures in the Classical Period

9. Islam and the Modern Period

10. The Complexity of Swine

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