Animals and Nature: Cultural Myths, Cultural Realities (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780774807258)

Western conceptions of objectivity and individuality have resulted in a readier appreciation of the worth of the animals and nature than has been recognized. This provocative book takes issue with the popular view that the Western cultural tradition, in contrast to Eastern and Aboriginal traditions, has encouraged attitudes of domination and exploitation towards nature, particularly animals. Preece argues that the Western tradition has much to commend it, and that descriptions of Aboriginal and Oriental orientations have often been misleadingly rosy, simplified and codified according to current fashionable concepts. Animals and Nature is the result of six years' intensive study into comparative religion, literature, philosophy, anthropology, mythology and animal welfare science.

Author: Rod Preece
ISBN-10: 0774807253
ISBN-13: 9780774807258
Publisher: University of British Columbia Press
Language: English
Published: 10/26/2005
Pages: 336
Format: Paperback