Does the Hebrew Bible ascribe an implicit form of legal personhood
or legal rights to animals? If so, which animals—domesticated or
wild, or both—receive which rights, and for what purpose?
Scholars have been slow to consider these questions, and
animal-oriented research as a whole, in the field of biblical
studies. For the first time, author Saul M. Olyan addresses these
questions in detail and explores how the evidence of the Hebrew
Bible might contribute to contemporary debates about animal rights
in the academy, in the courts, in the public square, and in
religious communities. In this book, Olyan demonstrates that seven
different biblical texts extend both legal personhood and rights to
animals. The rights conferred upon them are mainly specific and
situational, and the legal personhood associated them is in most
cases best characterized as limited. Nonetheless, he argues that
the animal rights described by these texts are genuine because they
are not contingent on the needs or demands of others, they do not
disappear or give way because of conflict with the interests of
another legal person, and they may not be violated with impunity.
Finally, Olyan considers how the biblical texts examined in his
analyses might be used to extend or strengthen the arguments of
those advocating for animals in judicial, academic, political, or
religious settings.
General
| Imprint: |
Oxford UniversityPress
|
| Country of origin: |
United States |
| Release date: |
September 2023 |
| Authors: |
Saul M. Olyan
(Samuel Ungerleider Jr. Professor of Judaic Studies and Professor of Religious Studies)
|
| Dimensions: |
235 x 156mm (L x W) |
| Pages: |
152 |
| ISBN-13: |
978-0-19-760938-5 |
| Categories: |
Books
|
| LSN: |
0-19-760938-4 |
| Barcode: |
9780197609385 |
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