The Mythology Of Dogs

Author : Gerald Hausman
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780439276115
Total Pages : 100 pages
Book Rating : 4.1X/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Dogs of Myth written by Gerald Hausman and published by . This book was released on 2001 with total page 100 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A collection of traditional tales about dogs from around the world, arranged in such categories as "The Trickster Dog," "The Enchanted Dog," and "The Super Dog."

Author : Stanley Coren
Publisher : Hubble & Hattie
ISBN 13 : 1845848608
Total Pages : 176 pages
Book Rating : 4.06/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Gods, ghosts and black dogs written by Stanley Coren and published by Hubble & Hattie. This book was released on 2016-03-24 with total page 176 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: People tell stories about what they love, including dogs, and this book is a collection of such stories. Some are spooky, some funny, and some engage the mind in the same way that a detective story does. Starting with a look at the origins of folk tales involving dogs, you’ll find facts, history and humour aplenty from all around the world.

Author : David Gordon White
Publisher : University of Chicago Press
ISBN 13 : 0226895092
Total Pages : 364 pages
Book Rating : 4.93/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Myths of the Dog-Man written by David Gordon White and published by University of Chicago Press. This book was released on 1991-05-07 with total page 364 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "An impressive and important cross-cultural study that has vast implications for history, religion, anthropology, folklore, and other fields. . . . Remarkably wide-ranging and extremely well-documented, it covers (among much else) the following: medieval Christian legends such as the 14th-century Ethiopian Gadla Hawaryat (Contendings of the Apostles) that had their roots in Parthian Gnosticism and Manichaeism; dog-stars (especially Sirius), dog-days, and canine psychopomps in the ancient and Hellenistic world; the cynocephalic hordes of the ancient geographers; the legend of Prester John; Visvamitra and the Svapacas ("Dog-Cookers"); the Dog Rong ("warlike barbarians") during the Xia, Shang, and Zhou periods; the nochoy ghajar (Mongolian for "Dog Country") of the Khitans; the Panju myth of the Southern Man and Yao "barbarians" from chapter 116 of the History of the Latter Han and variants in a series of later texts; and the importance of dogs in ancient Chinese burial rites. . . . Extremely well-researched and highly significant."—Victor H. Mair, Asian Folklore Studies

Author : Catherine Johns
Publisher : Harvard University Press
ISBN 13 : 9780674030930
Total Pages : 216 pages
Book Rating : 4.31/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Dogs written by Catherine Johns and published by Harvard University Press. This book was released on 2008 with total page 216 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The juxtaposition and explanation of images as diverse as Greek pottery, Victorian jewelry, Assyrian sculpture, and Japanese netsuke, illuminates our understanding of the place of dogs in human society around the world. This book explores these cultural expressions and reflections of our deep and long-standing interest in dogs.

Author : Cat Warren
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
ISBN 13 : 1451667329
Total Pages : 368 pages
Book Rating : 4.25/5 ( download)

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Download or read book What the Dog Knows written by Cat Warren and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2015-03-10 with total page 368 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Published in hardcover as What the dog knows: the science and wonder of working dogs by Simon & Schuster, New York, c2013.

Author : Livi Michael
Publisher : G.P. Putnam's Sons Books for Young Readers
ISBN 13 : 9780399243561
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.69/5 ( download)

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Download or read book City of Dogs written by Livi Michael and published by G.P. Putnam's Sons Books for Young Readers. This book was released on 2007 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Sam has always wanted a dog, but Jenny is a dog like no other. She has come from another world'a parallel world of mythology, where the whims of the gods decide the course of Destiny. Jenny fled in terror after her attempt to save the life of her first beloved boy interrupted the gods? plans for a battle for control of the world. But now her escape threatens Sam's world as well. So Jenny has to convince her motley pack of dog friends'tiny Pico, giant Gentleman Jim, slow-moving Boris, excitable Checkers, and nervous Flo'that it's their destiny to restore the worlds to order before it's too late. Norse mythology, a huge respect for the hearts and minds of dogs, and many dashes of humor combine to tell the tale of a grand, epic quest to save the world for humans, gods, and dogs.

Author : Bibek Debroy
Publisher : Penguin UK
ISBN 13 : 8184759703
Total Pages : 256 pages
Book Rating : 4.09/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Sarama and Her Children written by Bibek Debroy and published by Penguin UK. This book was released on 2008-08-25 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Most Recognized Dog In Indian Myth Is The Dog In The Mahabharata That Accompanied The Pandavas Not Actually A Dog But Dharma In Disguise. There Are, However, Several More References To Dogs In The Classical Texts. Mentioned For The First Time In The Rg Veda, The Eponymous Sarama Is The Dog Of The Gods And The Ancestor Of All Dogs. In Sarama And Her Children, The Evolution Of The Indian Attitude Towards Dogs Is Traced Through The Vedas, Epics, Puranas, Dharmashastras And Niti Shastras. The Widespread Assumption Is That Dogs Have Always Been Looked Down Upon In Hinduism And A Legacy Of That Attitude Persists Even Now. Tracing The Indian Attitude Towards Dogs In A Chronological Fashion, Beginning With The Pre-Vedic Indus Valley Civilization, Bibek Debroy Discovers That The Truth Is More Complicated. Dogs Had A Utilitarian Role In Pre-Vedic And Vedic Times. There Were Herd Dogs, Watchdogs And Hunting Dogs, And Dogs Were Used As Beasts Of Burden. But By The Time Of The Mahabharata, Negative Associations Had Begun To Creep In. Debroy Argues Convincingly That The Change In The Status Of The Dog In India Has To Do With The Progressive Decline Of The Traditional Vedic Gods Indra, Yama And Rudra (Who Were Associated With Dogs), And The Accompanying Elevation Of Vishnu, Associated With An Increase In Brahmana Influence. Debroy Demonstrates That Outside The Mainstream Caste Hindu Influence, As Reflected In Doctrines Associated With Shiva And In Buddhist Jataka Tales, Dogs Did Not Become Outcasts Or Outcastes. Drawing References From High And Low Literature, Folk Tales And Temple Art, Sarama And Her Children Dispels Some Myths And Ensures That The Indian Dog Also Has Its Day.

Author : Gerald Hausman
Publisher : Macmillan
ISBN 13 : 9780312181390
Total Pages : 292 pages
Book Rating : 4.96/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Mythology of Dogs written by Gerald Hausman and published by Macmillan. This book was released on 1997-12-15 with total page 292 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Fascinating stories abound in this magnificent treasure trove of dog stories, ranging from beloved shaggy dog tales to rare references from 7th-century Tibet to the works of John Steinbeck and Rudyard Kipling. Includes accounts of the Maltese who hid under the skirt of Mary Queen of Scots at her beheading, a Newfoundland who valiantly tried to save his owner as the TITANIC went down, and much more. Illustrated throughout.

Author : Susan McHugh
Publisher : Reaktion Books
ISBN 13 : 1861894880
Total Pages : 232 pages
Book Rating : 4.85/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Dog written by Susan McHugh and published by Reaktion Books. This book was released on 2004-08-04 with total page 232 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Dogs are perhaps our most popular pets, and certainly one of the best-loved of all animals. They are not only humanity’s best friend, they are also its oldest: burial sites dating back 12,000 years indicate that dogs moved alongside prehistoric peoples before, during and after both species settled the world. The story of the canine has been fundamentally entwined with that of humanity since the earliest times, and this ancient and fascinating story is told in Susan McHugh’s Dog. This book unravels the debate about whether dogs are descended from wolves, and moves on to deal with canines in mythology, religion and health, dog cults in ancient and medieval civilizations as disparate as Alaska, Greece, Peru and Persia, and traces correspondences between the histories of dogs in the Far East, Europe, Africa and the Americas. Dog also examines the relatively recent phenomenon of dog breeding and the invention of species, as well as the canine’s role in science fact and fiction; from Laika, the first astronaut, and Pavlov’s famous conditioned dogs, through to science fiction novels and cult films such as A Boy and his Dog. Susan McHugh shows how dogs today contribute to human lives in a huge number of ways, not only as pets and guide dogs but also as sources of food in Asia, entertainment workers, and scientific and religious objects. Dog reveals how we have shaped these animals over the millennia, and in turn, how dogs have shaped us.

Author : Gerald Hausman
Publisher : Irie Books
ISBN 13 : 9781617202025
Total Pages : 270 pages
Book Rating : 4.29/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Mythology of Dogs written by Gerald Hausman and published by Irie Books. This book was released on 2011-10-01 with total page 270 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A literary and historical legacy of 67 dogs breeds covering the legend and lore of our best friend. From Afghan to Yorkie, the stories in this book are surprising, funny, touching, and philosophical and they go back to the dog who plugged the hole in Noah's Ark, the dog who hid under the skirt of Mary Queen of Scots at her beheading, and to the mythological dog that walked the decks of the Titanic and saved his master from drowning.