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The The Sheep People: The Ontology of Making Lives, Building Homes and Forging Herds in Early Bronze Age Norway
Kristin Armstrong Oma
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Description for The The Sheep People: The Ontology of Making Lives, Building Homes and Forging Herds in Early Bronze Age Norway
Hardcover. BIC Classification: 1DN; HBJD; HBLA; HD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Weight in Grams: 263.
The overarching aim of The Sheep People is to examine what happens to the understanding of past societies when animals are perceived as sentient beings, agents with the ability to impact human lives. Not only are the agentive powers and potential of animals recognised, but also how this shaped prehistoric societies. Throughout, animals are considered as themselves, not as props, tools or consumables for human societies. A thorough review of recent research that supports the agential potential of animals from Human-Animal Studies and the social sciences, as well as ethology, biology and neurology is given, and discussed in light of ... Read more
The overarching aim of The Sheep People is to examine what happens to the understanding of past societies when animals are perceived as sentient beings, agents with the ability to impact human lives. Not only are the agentive powers and potential of animals recognised, but also how this shaped prehistoric societies. Throughout, animals are considered as themselves, not as props, tools or consumables for human societies. A thorough review of recent research that supports the agential potential of animals from Human-Animal Studies and the social sciences, as well as ethology, biology and neurology is given, and discussed in light of ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Equinox Publishing Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2018
Condition
New
Weight
263 g
Number of Pages
200
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781781792513
SKU
V9781781792513
Shipping Time
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Ref
99-2
About Kristin Armstrong Oma
Dr. Kristin Armstrong Oma is currently the Head of the department of education and public service at the University of Stavanger, Archaeological museum (2013-present). She is an archaeologist and holds a PhD in archaeology from the University of Southampton (2002-2004), and a postdoctoral fellowship in archaeology from the University of Oslo (2010-2013). Previously, she was a junior lecturer in the ... Read more
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