The animals of Spain : an introduction to imperial perceptions and human interaction with other animals, 1492-1826 / / by Abel A. Alves.
Writings from 1492 to 1826 reveal that the history of animals in the Spanish empire transcended the bullfight. The early modern Spanish empire was shaped by its animal actors, and authors from Cervantes to the local officials who wrote the relaciones geográficas were aware of this. Nonhuman animals...
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| Superior document: | Human-animal studies ; 13 |
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| Year of Publication: | 2011 |
| Edition: | 1st ed. |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | Human-animal studies ;
13. |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (238 p.) |
| Notes: | Includes index. |
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Table of Contents:
- Preliminary Material / A. Alves
- I. Animals In The Atlantic World: Perceptions And Associations / A. Alves
- II. Through The Prism Of Human Perception: Spanish Intellectuals Write About Other Sentient Beings / A. Alves
- III. Valued Animals And Animal Values / A. Alves
- IV. Spirit Guides To Hell? Shape-Shifting And The Power Of Animals Inverted / A. Alves
- V. San Martín’s Companion Animals: Nature Domesticated and Blessed / A. Alves
- VI. The Animals Of Spain: Continuity And Change / A. Alves
- Index / A. Alves.