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Sheep
Alan Butler
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Description for Sheep
Paperback. Tells the tale of the history of our civilisation through man's relationship with sheep. Num Pages: 224 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: HBT; WNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 139 x 17. Weight in Grams: 224.
What was the most important step in civilization? Alan Butler's answer is that it was when we began capturing wild sheep, domesticating and breeding them. Sheep were the mainstay of ancient cultures, by far the most important of the domesticated animals. Able to survive almost anywhere, over-wintering successfully, they provided not just milk, meat and skin, but warm clothing. This is why so many of the earliest gods and their myths are sheep related, from the Egyptian Ra (ram) to the later Christian Lamb of God. But sheep have not only sustained us for thousands of years. Sheep farming also ... Read more
What was the most important step in civilization? Alan Butler's answer is that it was when we began capturing wild sheep, domesticating and breeding them. Sheep were the mainstay of ancient cultures, by far the most important of the domesticated animals. Able to survive almost anywhere, over-wintering successfully, they provided not just milk, meat and skin, but warm clothing. This is why so many of the earliest gods and their myths are sheep related, from the Egyptian Ra (ram) to the later Christian Lamb of God. But sheep have not only sustained us for thousands of years. Sheep farming also ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
John Hunt Publishing United Kingdom
Number of pages
224
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
Number of Pages
224
Place of Publication
, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781846943812
SKU
V9781846943812
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 7 to 11 working days
Ref
99-13
About Alan Butler
Alan Butler has had a life-long interest in sheep. He writes stage and radio plays, and has published Civilization One, The Templar Continuum, The Virgin and the Pentacle and The Goddess, the Grail and the Lodge. He lives in the East Riding, England.
Reviews for Sheep
A rattling good read!
Reading Clinic, BBC Radio 4
Reading Clinic, BBC Radio 4