The Sheep People: The Ontology of Making Lives, Building Homes and Forging Herds in Early Bronze Age Norway

by Kristin Armstrong Oma

The overarching aim of The Sheep People is to examine what happens to the understanding of past societies when animals are perceived as sentient beings, agents with the ability to impact human lives. Not only are the agentive powers and potential of animals recognised, but also how this shaped prehistoric societies. Throughout, animals are considered as themselves, not as props, tools or consumables for human societies. A thorough review of recent...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1781792518
• ISBN13: 9781781792513
• Release Date: April 2018
• Publisher: Equinox Publishing (UK)
• Length: 256 Pages
• Weight: 1.45 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 7.0" x 10.1"