Kinship and killing : the animal in world religions by Perlo, Katherine Wills instant download

Kinship and killing : the animal in world religions by Perlo, Katherine Wills instant download

279 pages ; 24 cm, Through close readings of Jewish, Christian, Islamic, and Buddhist texts, Katherine Wills Perlo proves that our relationship with animals shapes religious doctrine, particularly through the tension between animal exploitation and the bonds of kinship. She pinpoints four different strategies for coping with this conflict. The first is aggression, in which a divinely conferred superiority or karma justifies animal usage. The second is evasion, which emphasizes benevolent aspects of the human-animal relationship within the exploitative structure, such as the image of Jesus as a \"good shepherd.\" The third is defense, which acknowledges the problematic nature of killing, leading many religions to adopt a propitiation mechanism, such as apologizing for sacrifice. And the fourth is effective-defensive, which recognizes animal abuse as inherently unethical, Includes bibliographical references (pages 261-270) and index, The Hebrew Bible -- Judaism -- Christianity -- Islam -- Buddhism -- Change and the effective-defensive strategy -- Seeing as a whole: the animal perspective -- The problem of oneness -- Animal rights: the next step in human moral evolution