Crow / Boria Sax.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Sax, Boria.

Series:

Animal.

Animal

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Crows.

Animals and civilization.

Physical Description:

184 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 19 cm.

Place of Publication:

London : Reaktion, 2003.

Summary:

The crow is a remarkably graceful bird: a single curve runs from the tip of its beak to the end of its tail, which changes rhythmically as it turns its head or bends toward the ground. It takes flight almost without effort, ascending like a spirit to glide over the earth. In a vast range of cultures, from the Chinese to the Hopi Indians, the crow is a bearer of prophecy. Because of its courtship dances and monogamous nature, at weddings the Greeks invoked the crow as a symbol of conjugal love. This book considers crows, ravens, magpies and their relatives in myth, literature and life. It ranges from the raven sent out by Noah to the corvid deities of the Eskimo, to Daoist legends, Victorian novels and recent films. It will be of interest to anyone who has ever been intrigued, puzzled, annoyed or charmed by these wonderfully intelligent birds.

Contents:

1 Mesopotamia 31

2 Egypt, Greece and Rome 38

3 The European Middle Ages and Renaissance 55

4 Asia 80

5 Native American Culture 90

6 The Romantic Era 102

7 Lord of the Crows 128

8 The Twentieth Century and Beyond 144

Associations 177.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1861891946

OCLC:

52620433