Religion as Animal and Alive
The notion of "living religion" is helpful in exploring how individuals and communities have across time and culture engaged their other-than-human neighbors in a local place as a response to the fact that each human individual clearly lives in a more-than-human world. Threads of observati...
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Format: | Electronic Article |
Language: | English |
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[2019]
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Religions
Year: 2019, Volume: 10, Issue: 6, Pages: 1-20 |
Further subjects: | B
Nature
B Animals B animals and religion B animal ethics B animal studies B Species |
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Summary: | The notion of "living religion" is helpful in exploring how individuals and communities have across time and culture engaged their other-than-human neighbors in a local place as a response to the fact that each human individual clearly lives in a more-than-human world. Threads of observation and argument are woven together to suggest that focusing on nonhuman animals helps any human sustain the vibrant, living quality that so often has been a hallmark of a relevant and healthy religious/spiritual awareness. |
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ISSN: | 2077-1444 |
Contains: | Enthalten in: Religions
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Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.3390/rel10060352 |