Mourning Animals Rituals and Practices Surrounding Animal Death |
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Editor:
| DeMello, Margo |
Series title: | The Animal Turn Ser. |
ISBN: | 978-1-61186-212-6 |
Publication Date: | Aug 2016 |
Publisher: | Michigan State University Press
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Book Format: | Hardback |
List Price: | USD $44.95 |
Book Description:
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We live more intimately with nonhuman animals than ever before in history. The grieving we practice in the event of an animal death, and related beliefs about animal souls or animal afterlife, generally only extends to certain kinds of animals--pets. Most animals, in most cultures, are not mourned, and the question of an animal afterlife is not contemplated at all.
Mourning Animals investigates how we mourn animal deaths, which animals are grievable, and what the...
More DescriptionWe live more intimately with nonhuman animals than ever before in history. The grieving we practice in the event of an animal death, and related beliefs about animal souls or animal afterlife, generally only extends to certain kinds of animals--pets. Most animals, in most cultures, are not mourned, and the question of an animal afterlife is not contemplated at all. Mourning Animals investigates how we mourn animal deaths, which animals are grievable, and what the implications are for all animals.