Wings of the gods : birds in the world's religions / Peter (Petra) Gardella and Laurence Krute.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Gardella, Peter, 1951- author.

Krute, Laurence, author.

Series:

Oxford scholarship online.

Oxford scholarship online

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Birds--Religious aspects.

Birds.

Animal worship.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (336 pages)

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

New York, NY : Oxford University Press, 2024.

Summary:

'Wings of the Gods' surveys the many roles that birds have played in the development of religions, from legends, rituals, costumes, wars, and spiritual disciplines to the current ecological crisis. It also explores the relations between birds and humans from an evolutionary perspective, starting with the roles of birds in creating the human world. Gardella and Krute, both scholars and birdwatchers, transcend a narrow focus on humanity to instead explore the agency of birds in world history.

Contents:

Cover

Wings of the Gods

Copyright

Dedication

Contents

Acknowledgments

1. Birds and Religions

2. Birds in Creation, Evolution, and Creation Stories

3. Birds and Humans in Each Other's Rituals (and Costumes)

4. Bird Heroes and Villains

5. Bird Spirit Guides

6. Extinctions and Apocalyptic Birds

7. Birds in Romantic Arts, Sciences, and Religions

8. Birds Leading Humans to Another New World

Epilogue: How the Cover of This Book, the Artist Who Painted It, and the Albatross He Painted Embody a Religion of Nature

Bibliography

Index.

Notes:

Also issued in print: 2024.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on online resource and publisher information; title from PDF title page (viewed on January 5, 2024).

ISBN:

0-19-769190-0

0-19-769188-9

0-19-769189-7

OCLC:

1409530830