Sökning: "ancient ornithology"

Hittade 1 avhandling innehållade orden ancient ornithology.

  1. 1. The birds in the Iliad. Identities, interactions and functions

    Författare :Karin Johansson; Göteborgs universitet; []
    Nyckelord :HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; ancient ornithology; birds; bird symbolism; divination; double motivation; divine intervention; Homer s Iliad; identity; messenger; metaphorical utterances; oral tradition; parallelism; semiotics; species interactions; transformation; transmitter; Trojan war;

    Sammanfattning : As the topic of this study embraces and entwines what is routinely divided into two separate categories, “nature” and “culture”, the birds in the Iliad challenge modern scientific division and in some ways, our thinking. They are simultaneously birds, signs and symbols. LÄS MER