We live more intimately with nonhuman animals than ever before in history. The grieving we practice in the event of an animal death, and related beliefs about animal souls or animal afterlife, generally only extends to certain kinds of animals--pets. Most animals, in most cultures, are not mourned, and the question of an animal afterlife is not contemplated at all. Mourning Animals investigates how we mourn animal deaths, which animals are grievable, and what the implications are for all animals.
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We live more intimately with nonhuman animals than ever before in history. The grieving we practice in the event of an animal death, and related beliefs about animal souls or animal afterlife, generally only extends to certain kinds of animals--pets. Most animals, in most cultures, are not mourned, and the question of an animal afterlife is not contemplated at all. Mourning Animals investigates how we mourn animal deaths, which animals are grievable, and what the implications are for all animals.
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