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Kinship and Killing: The Animal in World Religions
Katherine Perlo
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Description for Kinship and Killing: The Animal in World Religions
Hardback. Num Pages: 292 pages. BIC Classification: HRAC; HRAM1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 508.
Through close readings of Jewish, Christian, Islamic, and Buddhist texts, Katherine Wills Perlo proves that our relationship with animals shapes religious doctrine, particularly through the tension between animal exploitation and the bonds of kinship. She pinpoints four different strategies for coping with this conflict. The first is aggression, in which a divinely conferred superiority or karma justifies animal usage. The second is evasion, which emphasizes benevolent aspects of the human-animal relationship within the exploitative structure, such as the image of Jesus as a "good shepherd." The third is defense, which acknowledges the problematic nature of killing, leading many religions to ... Read more
Through close readings of Jewish, Christian, Islamic, and Buddhist texts, Katherine Wills Perlo proves that our relationship with animals shapes religious doctrine, particularly through the tension between animal exploitation and the bonds of kinship. She pinpoints four different strategies for coping with this conflict. The first is aggression, in which a divinely conferred superiority or karma justifies animal usage. The second is evasion, which emphasizes benevolent aspects of the human-animal relationship within the exploitative structure, such as the image of Jesus as a "good shepherd." The third is defense, which acknowledges the problematic nature of killing, leading many religions to ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
292
Condition
New
Number of Pages
292
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780231146227
SKU
V9780231146227
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About Katherine Perlo
Katherine Wills Perlo is an independent scholar and a veteran animal rights campaigner. Her articles have appeared in Ecotheology, Society and Animals, and the Journal for Critical Animal Studies.
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