Living Beings - Perspectives on Interspecies Engagements (Hardcover, New)

Living Beings examines the vital characteristics of social interactions between living beings, including humans, other animals and trees. Many discussions of such relationships highlight the exceptional qualities of the human members of the category, insisting for instance on their religious beliefs or creativity. In contrast, the international case studies in this volume dissect views based on hierarchical oppositions between human and other living beings. Although human practices may sometimes appear to exist in a realm beyond nature, they are nevertheless subject to the pull of natural forces. These forces may be brought into prominence through a consideration of the interactions between human beings and other inhabitants of the natural world. The interplay in this book between social anthropologists, philosophers and artists cuts across species divisions to examine the experiential dimensions of interspecies engagements. In ethnographically and/or historically contextualized chapters, contributors examine the juxtaposition of human and other living beings in the light of themes such as wildlife safaris, violence, difference, mimicry, simulation, spiritual renewal, dress and language.

General

Imprint:	Berg Publishers
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Series:	ASA Monographs
Release date:	December 2013
First published:	2013
Editors:	Penelope Dransart
Dimensions:	234 x 156 x 20mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	216
Edition:	New
ISBN-13:	978-0-85785-841-2
Categories:	Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Social institutions > General Books > Science & Mathematics > Biology, life sciences > Zoology & animal sciences > Animal ecology Books > Humanities > Religion & beliefs > General > Philosophy of religion > General Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Anthropology > Social & cultural anthropology > General Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Social issues > Animals & society > General Books > Science & Mathematics > Biology, life sciences > Human biology & related topics > Biological anthropology > General Books > Religion & Spirituality > General > Philosophy of religion > General Promotions
LSN:	0-85785-841-6
Barcode:	9780857858412

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