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Animals and nature : cultural myths, cultural realities / Rod Preece.
"In this book, Rod Preece takes issue with the popular but simplistic view that the Western cultural tradition has encouraged attitudes of domination and exploitation toward the natural world, particularly animals. He contends that the much-maligned Western tradition has far more to commend it than is customarily recognized, and that the much-vaunted Oriental and Aboriginal orientations to animals and nature have habitually been described in a misleadingly rosy hue." "The product of six years of intensive research into comparative religion, literature, philosophy, anthropology, mythology, ethnology, and animal welfare science, Animals and Nature will make fascinating reading for anyone interested in cultural, environmental, and animal welfare issues."--Jacket.
Record details
- ISBN: 0774807245
- ISBN: 9780774807241
- Physical Description: xxvii, 305 pages ; 24 cm.
- Publisher: Vancouver : UBC Press, c1999.
Content descriptions
- Bibliography, etc. Note:
- Includes bibliographical references (p. [284]-294) and index.
- Formatted Contents Note:
- Advocacy scholarship -- Beastliness and brutality -- Animals all? -- Rationalism -- Alienation from nature -- From the great chain of being to the theory of evolution -- Aboriginal and oriental harmony with nature -- Gaea and the universal spirit.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lummi Library | BD 581 .P74 1999 | 280661 | Stacks | Available | - |
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