Description: This book joins a growing body of work in an area called Animal Studies. Drawing as it does on strong human attachments to non-human animalswhether as pet, specimen, food, or spectacleAnimal Studies is now a vibrant area of interdisciplinary research.
Brief description: Barbara R. Ambros is professor of East Asian religions in the Department of Religious Studies at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
Review Quotes:
Ambros gives us a rigorous account without pretenses that examines the intersection of modern family life and
religion with a twist: She considers pets as they have emerged as "family members, children, or companions." The historical background . . . is meticulous and captivating.