Sampson Nonconformist Perspectives on Animals and Language

Speaking for the Voiceless
Erscheinungsjahr 2026
ISBN: 978-3-032-12158-5
Verlag: Springer International Publishing
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: 1 - PDF Watermark

E-Book, Englisch, 252 Seiten

Reihe: Religion and Philosophy

This book explores how seventeenth-century nonconformist Christian discourse gave animals a voice in public life, challenging dominant anthropocentric narratives. Drawing on historical, theological, and ethical perspectives, Philip J. Sampson traces a subjugated language of resistance that once shaped institutions such as the RSPCA and continues to offer incisive critiques of contemporary practices including hunting, warfare, animal experimentation, and meat consumption. Envisioning creation as song, the book reimagines human-animal relations as co-creative and mutually vulnerable, offering a compelling alternative to both instrumentalist and zoocentric frameworks. Engaging with biblical texts and historical voices, Sampson uncovers a rich tradition of animal advocacy rooted in kindness, sacrifice, and restoration. This interdisciplinary study will appeal to scholars and students in animal ethics, theology, religious studies, and early modern history, as well as practitioners and advocates seeking new ethical resources for contemporary debates.

Zielgruppe

Research

Autoren/Hrsg.

Sampson, Philip J.

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Ch 1: Introduction.- Ch 2: Speaking of Animals.- Ch 3: The Choir and the Song.- Ch 4: Singing together.- Ch 5: The Art of Conducting.- Ch 6: Cruelty.- Ch 7: Hunting.- Ch 8: Animals in Warfare.- Ch 9: Eating and Singing.- Ch 10: The Invention of Carno-Theology.- Ch 11: Conclusion.

Über Autor(innen)

Philip J. Sampson is a Fellow of the Oxford Centre for Animal Ethics and a consultant editor for the . His previous book, (2018), is widely used in environmental ethics courses and informs this sequel volume.