Cockfighting in Britain from Antiquity to the Enlightenment - Alexander Sutherland

Cockfighting in Britain from Antiquity to the Enlightenment

Buch | Hardcover
IV, 284 Seiten
2024 | 2024
Springer International Publishing (Verlag)
978-3-031-74920-9 (ISBN)
128,39 inkl. MwSt

This book looks at the relationship of the cock and cockfighting in Britain from ancient times to the early modern period, showing the societal and cultural changes that affected that relationship. It examines the evolution of the cock's role in religion and sport and, the evolution of cockfighting as a sport, in light of the changing culture of pastimes, the historical development of humankind's relationship with animals, and the philosophy related to animal cruelty and animal rights.

Dr Alexander Sutherland is an honorary Senior Teaching Fellow in the School of Medicine, Medical Sciences and Nutrition at the University of Aberdeen, UK.

Chapter 1. Introduction.- Chapter 2. The Cock in Antiquity: revered, venerated, deified.- Chapter 3. The Cock and the Early Church.- Chapter 4. The Cock Profaned.-Chapter 5. The Carnival Pursuits of Schoolboys.- Chapter 6. Cockfighting: 'a sport peculiar to the English'.- Chapter 7. Cockfighting: A National Pastime.- 
Chapter 8. Early Writers on Cockfighting.- Chapter 9. The Rules of the Game.- Chapter 10. Sod 'n' Turf: a symbiotic relationship.- Chapter 11. A Cocker's Reckoning .- Chapter 12. 'Tyrannic Man's Dominion'.- Chapter 13. Conclusion.

Erscheint lt. Verlag 24.11.2024
Zusatzinfo Approx. 280 p.
Verlagsort Cham
Sprache englisch
Maße 148 x 210 mm
Themenwelt Geisteswissenschaften Geschichte Regional- / Ländergeschichte
Geschichte Teilgebiete der Geschichte Kulturgeschichte
Weitere Fachgebiete Sportwissenschaft
Schlagworte Animal ethics • Animal Studies • blood sports • cockfighting • history of animal rights • history of British sport • Sports History
ISBN-10 3-031-74920-0 / 3031749200
ISBN-13 978-3-031-74920-9 / 9783031749209
Zustand Neuware
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