The Specter of speciesism : Buddhist and Christian views of animals /

The Specter of speciesism : Buddhist and Christian views of animals /

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Bibliographic Details
Author / Creator:	Waldau, Paul.
Imprint:	Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2002.
Description:	xvi, 303 p. ; 25 cm.
Language:	English
Series:	American Academy of Religion academy series
Subject:	Speciesism -- Religious aspects -- Buddhism. Speciesism -- Religious aspects. Animal rights -- Environmental aspects. Animal welfare -- Moral and ethical aspects. Animal rights -- Environmental aspects. Animal welfare -- Moral and ethical aspects. Speciesism -- Religious aspects.
Format:	E-Resource Print Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/4576582

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Varying Form of Title:	Buddhist and Christian views of animals Specter of speciesism
ISBN:	0195145712 (alk. paper)
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references (p. 257-285) and index. Also available on the Internet to subscribing institutions.

Table of Contents:

Acknowledgments
Abbreviations
The Specter of Speciesism
Introduction
Part I. Religion and Speciesism
1. Animals and Religious Traditions
2. Exclusion and the Concept of Speciesism
3. Criticisms of Speciesism
Part II. Animals and Religion
4. Other Complex Animals: Missed Opportunities?
5. What is an Animal?
Part III. Is There Speciesism in Buddhism?
6. Other Animals in the Pali Canon
7. The Buddhist Understanding of Other Animals
Part IV. Is There Speciesism in Christianity?
8. Other Animals in the Christian Tradition
9. The Christian Understanding of Other Animals
Conclusion
Appendix 1. Transliteration, Orthography, and Italicization
Appendix 2. Defined Terms
Notes
Bibliography