الحيوان بين الحياة و الدين في عصور ما قبل التاريخ في مصر و بلاد الرافدين

Abstract EN

In prehistoric times, Man led a difficult life with animals which were his partners and were used for many purposes and tasks, such as industries.

Man in prehistoric times used everything in the environment like raw materials and natural resources to serve the purposes of life.

Animals were among those resources, as they were used as a source of subsistence and were used to do many tasks man needed.

The importance of animals went beyond daily life benefit to acquire important ideological and symbolic values.

They were associated in the mind of prehistoric people with phenomena such as: magic hunting, spiritual therapy, totemic significance and other things that showed the religious importance animals during prehistoric times both in Egypt or Mesopotamia.

The study tries to answer the following questions: when was the domestication of animals known? What was magic hunting? What were the most important animal industries? What was animal healing? What was Spiritual Therapy? What was the most important symbolic of animal worship in prehistoric times? This is exactly what the study will examine, focusing on the importance of animals in prehistoric times, whether in Egypt or Mesopotamia.

Therefore, the study tries to answer the following questions: • When was the animal domesticated known? • What is magic hunting? • What was the most important animal industries? • What was the animal healing? And What was the Spiritual Therapy? • What was the most important symbolic of animal worship in prehistoric times? This is what the study will examine, to clarify the importance of animals in prehistoric times, whether in Egypt or Mesopotamia.