The Beast Within: Animals in the Middle Ages by Joyce E. Salisbur
The Beast Within: Animals in the Middle Ages (Scan) by Joyce E. Salisbury
English | Apr 30, 1994 | ISBN: 0415907691, 0415907683 | 213 Pages | PDF | 60 MB
English | Apr 30, 1994 | ISBN: 0415907691, 0415907683 | 213 Pages | PDF | 60 MB
The Beast Within illustrates how, as property, food and sexual objects, animals in the middles ages had a distinct, and at times, odd relationship with the people and world around them. For example, animals viewed as property during the period shared in labor and increased their owners' status. However, these animals were regularly punished for the act owners were held responsible for the animals' behavior as well.