The Bull. A Cultural History.
Threshold| N° d'inventaire | 23107 |
| Format | 19 x 24 |
| Détails | 160 p., paperback with flaps. |
| Publication | Paris, 2020 |
| Etat | Nine |
| ISBN | 9782021449228 |
Domesticated seven or eight millennia before our era, the bull remained the wildest of domestic animals. It exudes an impression of power, vitality, and fertility, which made it a god for many ancient peoples. Early Christianity waged war against the cults that were held against it and substituted the ox, a peaceful, tranquil, and hardworking animal. Hence a certain eclipse of the bull in European culture for several centuries: it was then limited to rural life and the impregnation of cows. However, from the 16th century, and especially from the 19th, the reappearance of bullfighting games and spectacles brought it back to the forefront and sparked controversies that have intensified in recent decades.
Domesticated seven or eight millennia before our era, the bull remained the wildest of domestic animals. It exudes an impression of power, vitality, and fertility, which made it a god for many ancient peoples. Early Christianity waged war against the cults that were held against it and substituted the ox, a peaceful, tranquil, and hardworking animal. Hence a certain eclipse of the bull in European culture for several centuries: it was then limited to rural life and the impregnation of cows. However, from the 16th century, and especially from the 19th, the reappearance of bullfighting games and spectacles brought it back to the forefront and sparked controversies that have intensified in recent decades.