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Animals in the Greek and Roman WorldConference panel at the sixth Celtic Conference in ClassicsDate limite : 10 octobre 2009Chairs: Sarah Hitch (Bristol) and Chiara Thumiger (UCL)To form a conference panel at the sixth Celtic Conference in Classics, Edinburgh, 28-31 July 2010.From Homeric similes to recipes for fishcakes, descriptions and discussions of animals abound in ancient sources in a variety of ways. This panel seeks to explore the multifarious roles of animals in ancient imagination and culture, including:ANIMALS AND THE IMAGINATION- literature and drama: imagery and exempla; performative aspects- iconography: contexts and styles of representation- myth and folktale: animals, metamorphosis and animal-related mirabiliaDEFINING ANIMALS AND HUMANS- animals in philosophy- animals in biological and medical treatisesANIMALS AND MATERIAL CULTURE- diet, cuisine and culinary practices- agricultural labour and husbandry- animals as spectacle (games and sports, zoos, the Roman arena...)- hunting and similar activities- animals in warfare- pets- uses of animals in curative practicesANIMALS AND RELIGION- animals as gifts to the gods- the association of animals with individual cults- animals as intermediaries between man and god (e.g. prophecy, dreams, haruspicy)- theriomorphismWe welcome proposals for a 20 minute paper on any of the above (or related topics). Please send abstracts of a maximum of 300 words by the 10th of October, 2009 to clssh@bristol.ac.uk or c.thumiger@ucl.ac.uk. Lieu de la manifestation : Edinburgh, 28-31 July 2010Organisation : Sarah Hitch and Chiara ThumigerContact : clssh@bristol.ac.uk et c.thumiger@ucl.ac.uk.Source : Compitum, via [liste de diffusion de Liverpool-&#62;http://listserv.liv.ac.uk/archives/classicists.html]