Beings and beasts : human-animal relations at the 'margins' / edited by Ambika Aiyadurai, Prashant Ingole.

Format:

Book

Conference/Event

Contributor:

Aiyadurai, Ambika, editor.

Ingole, Prashant, editor.

Conference Name:

Human-Animal Relations at the 'Margins': A Quest for Social Justice (Workshop) (2020 : Online) http://id.loc.gov/rwo/agents/n2025501087, Author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Human-animal relationships--Religious aspects--Brahmanism--Congresses.

Human-animal relationships.

Human-animal relationships--India--Congresses.

Marginality, Social--India--Congresses.

Marginality, Social.

Dalits--Congresses.

Dalits.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (viii, 227 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2025.

Summary:

While, a lot has been written about the need to 'decolonize' animal studies and wildlife conservation, there is no discussion or attempt to 'de-brahminize' animal studies and conservation science in India. Similarly, some animals and birds are positioned as superior in the Brahmanical social order, others seem to be subordinated and are associated with certain 'inferior' caste groups. Beings and Beasts discusses the relations between humans and animals of marginalized societies, especially of Dalits and Tribals. It analyses the various ways of perceiving the 'conjoint' living and examines it from multiple perspectives and disciplinary lenses.

Contents:

The pig, the national anthem and anti-caste belonging in Fandry / Purnachandra Naik

Without a pig, a Bodo life is incomplete / Rachan Daimary

Animals in poems : Dalits and their relations with non-humans / Gautam Vegda

Notes:

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 18 Jul 2025).

ISBN:

1-009-52996-X

1-009-52994-3

OCLC:

1528039241