Divinanimality: Animal Theory, Creaturely Theology

Book Overview

A turn to the animal is underway in the humanities, most obviously in such fields as philosophy, literary studies, cultural studies, and religious studies. One important catalyst for this development has been the remarkable body of animal theory issuing from such thinkers as Jacques Derrida and Donna Haraway. What might the resulting interdisciplinary field, commonly termed animality studies, mean for theology, biblical studies, and other cognate...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0823263193
• ISBN13: 9780823263196
• Release Date: September 2014
• Publisher: Fordham University Press
• Length: 392 Pages
• Weight: 1.43 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.4" x 9.3"