Early Christians and Animals

<p><em>Early Christians and Animals</em> presents a lively study of the significance of animals in early Christian thought, tradition, text and art.<br>Robert M. Grant:<br>* examines the diverse and often conflicting sources, from the pagan antecedents Aristotle and Pliny, to Biblical animal references and the Church fathers<br>* provides fresh translations of key texts concerning animals - the Physiologus, Basils homilies and Isidores chapters.</p>