Charming Beauties and Frightful Beasts: Non-Human Animals in South Asian Myth, Ritual, and Folklore

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Charming Beauties and Frightful Beasts: Non-Human Animals in South Asian Myth, Ritual, and Folklore

Written by Fabrizio M. Ferrari
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The study of non-human animals as other-than-human persons (including animal-spirits and divine animals) has marked a significant shift in the ethics and politics of the academic study of religion.  Charming Animals and Frightful Beasts  investigates how South Asian religions, with their sacred narratives, ritual and non-ritual practices and performances, bear witness to the active presence of non-human animals as both culture makers/bearers and symbols of spirituality. With bourgeoning debates on religion, indigeneity, ecotheology and environmentalism, this volume urges for a promotion and an in-depth analysis of the roles and places of animals in South Asian traditions. The structure of the book reflects that of the most popular collection of folktales on animals in South Asia, the  Pañcatantra . Such an arrangement creates the backbone for an articulate, clear and reasoned discussion on animals and the concept of animality in different South Asian traditions, or various aspects of the same tradition. Like the original Sanskrit text, the volume is divided into five books ( tantras ), each dealing with themes as different as South Asian animals as divine messengers, restorers of order, symbols of cultural identity, exemplary beings, spiritual teachers, objects of human reverence and portents symbolizing the life cycle, including its inevitable end.

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Published November 1, 2013
ISBN 18101704
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Fabrizio M. Ferrari is a writer and avid reader based in the Pacific Northwest. Before pursuing writing full-time, they spent over a decade working in education. When not working on their next book, Fabrizio M. Ferrari can usually be found hiking with their dog or trying out new coffee shops in their neighborhood.

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