Animals and Religion

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On Human-Animal Being: An Opening
Introduction to Animals and Religion
Part I Religion and Identity
	1 L’nuwey Views of Animal Personhood and Their Implications
	2 Animal Consciousness and Cognition
	3 Emotion
	4 Gender and Sexuality
	5 Race, Animals, and a New Vision of the Beloved Community
	6 From Inspirational Beings to “Mad” Veg/ans: Tensions and Possibilities Between Animal Studies and Disability Studies
	7 Human Beings and Animals: Same, Other, Indistinct?
Part II Religious Practices and Presences
	8 Learning to Walk Softly: Intersecting Insect Lifeworlds in Everyday Buddhist Monastic Life
	9 An Islamic Case for Insect Ethics
	10 Animal Theology
	11 Blue Theology and Water Torah: People of Faith Caring for Marine Wildlife
	12 Animal Families in the Biblical Tradition
	13 The Cat Mitzvah: Jewish Literary Animals
	14 Blessings of Pets in Jewish and Christian Traditions
	15 Becoming Priceless Through Sacrifice: A Goat for San Lázaro-Babalú Ayé
	16 Refraining from Killing and Releasing Life? The Ethical Dilemmas of Animal Release Rituals in East Asia
	17 Vegetarianism, Prohibited Meats, and Caring for Animals in Chinese Religious History
	18 The Difficult Virtue of Vegetarianism in Tibetan Buddhism
	19 Veganism as Spiritual Practice
	20 The Spiritual Practice of Providing Sanctuary for Animals
	21 Cow Care in Hindu Animal Ethics
	22 The Council of All Beings: A Deep Ecology Ritual Connecting People with Animals and the Natural World
	23 Commemorating Animals in Asia, Europe, and the U.S.: Celebrating Kinship or Manifesting Difference?
Part III Religious Responses to Animal Lives
	24 Contemplative Practices for Connecting to Animals (and Ourselves)
	25 Companion Animals
	26 Domestication and Religion
	27 The Ethics of Eating Animals: Jewish Responses
	28 Meditations on Living with Ghosts: The Settlement Legacy of Buffalo Extinction
	29 Urban Wildlife: Threats, Opportunities, and Religious Responses
	30 The Connection We Share: Animal Spirituality and the Science of Sacred Encounters
About the Contributors
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