This book examines one of the most pressing cultural concerns that surfaced in the last decade - the question of the place and significance of the animal. This

This book examines one of the most pressing cultural concerns that surfaced in the last decade - the question of the place and significance of the animal. This

A Communion of Subjects is the first comparative and interdisciplinary study of the conceptualization of animals in world religions. Scholars from a wide range

In Religious Affects Donovan O. Schaefer challenges the notion that religion is inextricably linked to language and belief, proposing instead that it is primari

“An excellent introduction to the field of animal studies . . . [the] applications of these ideas to biblical passages . . . illuminate the text in new ways."