Avian Illuminations : A Cultural History of Birds.
Sax, Boria.
2021
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Title Avian Illuminations : A Cultural History of Birds.
Author Sax, Boria.
Edition 1st ed.
ISBN 9781789144314
9781789144321
Published London : Reaktion Books, Limited, 2021.
Copyright ©2021.
Language English
Description 1 online resource (417 pages).
Dewey Decimal Classification 598
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Cover
Title Page
Copyright
Contents
Introduction
Part One : Birds in Philosophy and Religion
1: Parallel Worlds
2: Phoenix and Thunderbird
3: Bird Divination
4: Bird Souls
5: Migration and Pilgrimage
Part Two: Birds in History
6: Nature-cultures
7: Avian Politics
8: Falconry
9: Plato's 'Man'
Part Three: Birds in Art
10: From Caves to Cathedrals
11: Art or Illustration?
12: Birds, Flowers and Time
13: The Nightingale and the Rose
Conclusion : Birds and the Future
14: Extinction
15: Protection and Revival
References
Further Reading
Websites about Birds
Acknowledgements
Photo Acknowledgements
Index of Birds
General Index.

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