Evolution of a Taboo Price Max D. Lecturer in Archaeology Lecturer in Archaeology Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Evolution of a Taboo Price Max D. Lecturer in Archaeology Lecturer in Archaeology Massachusetts Institute of Technology Pigs are among the most peculiar animals domesticated in the Ancient Near East.…
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Evolution of a Taboo Price Max D. Lecturer in Archaeology Lecturer in Archaeology Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Pigs are among the most peculiar animals domesticated in the Ancient Near East. Rejecting simple explanations, this book adopts an evolutionary approach that relies on zooarchaeology and texts to unravel the cultural significance of swine in the Near East from the Paleolithic to the present day. Their story, from domestication to taboo, has fascinated historians, archaeologists, and religious studies scholars for decades.
Evolution of a Taboo Five major themes are covered: The domestication of the pig from wild boars in the Neolithic period, the unique roles that pigs developed in agricultural economies before and after the development of complex societies, the raising of swine in cities, the shifting ritual roles of pigs, and the formation and development of the pork taboo in Judaism and, later, Islam.The origins and significance of this taboo have inspired much debate.