Animals and World Religions

Name: Animals and World Religions
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ISBN: 9780199790685

ISBN-10: 019979068X

ISBN-13: 9780199790685

Edition: 2011

Authors: Lisa Kemmerer

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Despite increasing public attention to animal suffering, little seems to have changed: human beings continue to exploit billions of animals in factory farms, medical laboratories, and elsewhere. In this wide-ranging and perceptive study, Lisa Kemmerer shows how spiritual writings and teachings in seven major religious traditions can help people to consider their ethical obligations towards other creatures. Kemmerer examines the role of animals in scripture and myth, the lives of religious exemplars, and foundational philosophical and moral teachings. Beginning with a study of indigenous traditions around the world, Kemmerer then focuses on the religions of India - Hindu, Buddhist, and Jain…

Book details

List price: $52.00
Copyright year: 2011
Publisher: Oxford University Press, Incorporated
Publication date: 12/9/2011
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 360
Size: 6.18" wide x 9.21" long x 0.96" tall
Weight: 1.320
Language: English



Acknowledgments


Foreword



Introduction



Indigenous Traditions



Hindu Traditions



Buddhist Traditions



Chinese Traditions



Jewish Traditions



Christian Traditions



Islamic Traditions


Conclusion


Appendix: Factory Farming and Fishing


References


Further Reading


Index