ISBN:
9780197609385
Language:
English
Pages:
xii, 144 Seiten
Year of publication:
2023
Parallel Title:
Erscheint auch als
Parallel Title:
Erscheint auch als
DDC:
220.8/59
Keywords:
Animals in the Bible
;
Animal rights / Biblical teaching
;
Animal rights / Religious aspects / Judaism
;
Animal welfare / Religious aspects / Judaism
Abstract:
"In this book, the author considers whether there are biblical texts that ascribe an implicit form of legal personhood as well as genuine legal rights to animals and, if so, which rights, to which animals in particular-domesticated, wild, both- and for what purpose? He also explores how the evidence of the Hebrew Bible (Old Testament) might contribute to contemporary debate about animal rights in the academy, in the courts, in the public square and in religious communities. Given the increasing interest in the status of animals in the Americas, Europe and across the world, the strides forward made in recent years by animal rights advocates in any number of countries and sub-national constituencies, and the fact that experts in the biblical field have mainly ignored the question of animal rights, while non-specialists in law or philosophy who argue on behalf of animals have tended to read the Hebrew Bible superficially and in an overly generalizing manner, an exploration of what the Hebrew Bible has to contribute to the question of animal rights is both timely and necessary"--
Note:
Includes bibliographical references and index
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