Exploring the Human and Animal Relationship in the Hebrew Bible Through the Blood Prohibition
This paper argues that the primary purpose of the blood prohibition in the Hebrew Bible is not to reflect ethical sensitivity toward animals; rather, it is part of an anthropocentric ideology that promotes both human ascendancy over, and kinship with, animals. The blood prohibition places a high val...
| Main Author: | |
|---|---|
| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
| Check availability: | HBZ Gateway |
| Journals Online & Print: | Drawer...
|
| Fernleihe: | Fernleihe für die Fachinformationsdienste |
| Published: |
Oxford University Press
2022
|
| In: |
Journal of the American Academy of Religion
Year: 2022, Volume: 90, Issue: 1, Pages: 150-175 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Genesis
/ Leviticus
/ Blood
/ Animal sacrifice
/ Kashrut
/ Human being
/ Animals
/ Kinship
/ Anthropocentrism
/ Protection of animals ethics
|
| IxTheo Classification: | AG Religious life; material religion BH Judaism HB Old Testament NBE Anthropology NCG Environmental ethics; Creation ethics |
| Online Access: |
Volltext (lizenzpflichtig) Volltext (lizenzpflichtig) |