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Legions of Pigs in the Early Medieval West
Series: Yale Agrarian Studies Series
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An exploration of life in the early medieval West, using pigs as a lens to investigate agriculture, ecology, economy, and philosophy.
From North Africa to the British Isles, pigs were a crucial part of agriculture and culture in the early medieval period. Jamie Kreiner examines how this ubiquitous species was integrated into early medieval ecologies and transformed the way that people thought about the world around them. In this world, even the smallest things could have far-reaching consequences.
Kreiner tracks the interlocking relationships between pigs and humans by drawing on textual and visual evidence, bioarchaeology and settlement archaeology, and mammal biology. She shows how early medieval communities bent their own lives in order to accommodate these tricky animalsβand how in the process they reconfigured their agrarian regimes, their fiscal policies, and their very identities. In the end, even the pigβs own identity was transformed: by the close of the early Middle Ages, it had become a riveting metaphor for Christianity itself.
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Jamie Kreiner's Legions of Pigs in the Early Medieval West is celebrated for its originality and insight into the medieval era, elevating the importance of human-pig interactions. It receives praise for its engaging narrative style and interdisciplinary approach, exploring the cultural and ecological significance of pigs across various regions. The book is recognised as groundbreaking and impactful, offering a fresh perspective on medieval history that resonates with contemporary environmental concerns.
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ISBN: 9780300246292
Publisher: Yale University Press
Format: Hardback
Date Published: 12 January 2021
Country: United States
Imprint: Yale University Press
Illustration: 48 b-w + 32 color illus.
Audience: Professional and scholarly
DIMENSIONS
Spine width: 27.0mm
Width: 156.0mm
Height: 235.0mm
Weight: 250g
Pages: 400
About the Author
Jamie Kreiner is an associate professor of history at the University of Georgia. She is the author of The Social Life of Hagiography in the Merovingian Kingdom.
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