Kraß, Andreas (2018) The Hyena's Cave: 'Jeremiah' 12.9 in Premodern Bestiaries. Interfaces: A Journal of Medieval European Literatures, 5. pp. 111-128. ISSN 2421-5503
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[EN] The premodern bestiary tradition portrays the hyena as a creature that annually changes its sex. While the Greek Physiologus interprets it as an allegory of sexual aberration, the various versions of the Latin Physiologus read it as a symbol for religious duplicity. Since the late twelfth century, the bestiaries transform the hyena into a signifier of the abominable par excellence. Throughout the bestiary tradition, the interpretation of the hyena draws on a quotation from the Book of Jeremiah where God compares his land to a hyena's cave (Jer. 12.9).
| Tipologia del documento: | Articolo in rivista |
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| Parole chiave: | Language and Literature; Hyena; Jeremiah; Bestiary; Sexuality; Gender |
| Soggetto: | D History General and Old World > D History (General) > D111 Medieval History P Language and Literature > PN Literature (General) > PN0441 Literary History |
| Depositato il: | 21 Ago 2026 21:40 |
| Ultima modifica: | 22 Ago 2026 14:26 |
| URI: | https://www.rmoa.unina.it/id/eprint/7994 |
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