TY - BOOK
T1 - Animals and Human Society in Asia
T2 - Historical, Cultural and Ethical Perspectives
AU - Kowner, Rotem
AU - Bar-Oz, Guy
AU - Biran, Michal
AU - Shahar, Meir
AU - Shelach-Lavi, Gideon
PY - 2019
Y1 - 2019
N2 - "Animal studies is a vibrant field that renews humanities by breaking many barriers. This intense and beautiful volume exemplifies such breaking and renewing, as it connects Far-eastern and Near-eastern areas and the steppe world in between, and develops an engaged dialogue between archeology, history, religion, visual studies, economics, law, and more." —Vincent Goossaert, professor of Daoism and Chinese religions, EPHE, PSL, Paris This edited collection offers a comprehensive overview of the different aspects of human-animal interactions in Asia throughout history. With twelve thematically-arranged chapters, this book examines the diverse roles that beasts, livestock, and fish — real and metaphorical– have played in Asian history, society, and culture. Ranging from prehistory to the present day, the authors address a wealth of topics including the domestication of animals, dietary practices and sacrifice, hunting, the use of animals in war, and the representation of animals in literature and art. Providing a unique perspective on human interaction with the environment, the volume is cross-disciplinary in its reach, offering enriching insights to the fields of animal ethics, Asian studies, world history and more.
AB - "Animal studies is a vibrant field that renews humanities by breaking many barriers. This intense and beautiful volume exemplifies such breaking and renewing, as it connects Far-eastern and Near-eastern areas and the steppe world in between, and develops an engaged dialogue between archeology, history, religion, visual studies, economics, law, and more." —Vincent Goossaert, professor of Daoism and Chinese religions, EPHE, PSL, Paris This edited collection offers a comprehensive overview of the different aspects of human-animal interactions in Asia throughout history. With twelve thematically-arranged chapters, this book examines the diverse roles that beasts, livestock, and fish — real and metaphorical– have played in Asian history, society, and culture. Ranging from prehistory to the present day, the authors address a wealth of topics including the domestication of animals, dietary practices and sacrifice, hunting, the use of animals in war, and the representation of animals in literature and art. Providing a unique perspective on human interaction with the environment, the volume is cross-disciplinary in its reach, offering enriching insights to the fields of animal ethics, Asian studies, world history and more.
KW - Social sciences—Philosophy
KW - Social Philosophy
KW - Animal Welfare/Animal Ethics
KW - Ethics
KW - אתיקה
KW - الأخلاقيّات
KW - Animal welfare
KW - צער בעלי חיים
KW - Philosophy of nature
KW - פילוסופיה של הטבע
U2 - 10.1007/978-3-030-24363-0
DO - 10.1007/978-3-030-24363-0
M3 - Book
SN - 978-3-030-24362-3
SN - 978-3-030-24365-4
T3 - The Palgrave Macmillan Animal Ethics Series
BT - Animals and Human Society in Asia
PB - Springer International Publishing
CY - Cham
ER -