Loving Animals
On Bestiality, Zoophilia and Post-Human Love
Published on 12. October 2020
184 pages
978-1-78914-309-6 (ISBN)
Description
Sex with animals is one of the last taboos but, for a practice that is generally regarded as abhorrent, it is remarkable how many books, films, plays, paintings and photographs depict the subject. So what does loving animals mean? In this book the renowned historian Joanna Bourke explores the modern history of sex between humans and animals.
Bourke looks at the changing meanings of 'bestiality' and 'zoophilia', assesses the psychiatric and sexual aspects, and concludes by delineating an ethics of animal loving.
Bourke looks at the changing meanings of 'bestiality' and 'zoophilia', assesses the psychiatric and sexual aspects, and concludes by delineating an ethics of animal loving.
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Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
File size
4,46 MB
ISBN-13
978-1-78914-309-6 (9781789143096)
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10/2020
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Persons
Joanna Bourke (Author)
Joanna Bourke is Professor Emerita of History at Birkbeck, University of London, a Fellow of the British Academy, and OBE. She is also the Professor of Rhetoric at Gresham College. Her many books include Disgrace: Global Reflections on Sexual Violence (Reaktion, 2022).
Tom Moore (Author)
Joanna Bourke is Professor of History at Birkbeck, University of London, a Fellow of the British Academy, and the Gresham Professor of Rhetoric (until 2023). Her many books include The Story of Pain: From Prayer to Painkillers (2014) and War and Art: A Visual History of Modern Conflict (2017).
Joanna Bourke is Professor Emerita of History at Birkbeck, University of London, a Fellow of the British Academy, and OBE. She is also the Professor of Rhetoric at Gresham College. Her many books include Disgrace: Global Reflections on Sexual Violence (Reaktion, 2022).
Tom Moore (Author)
Joanna Bourke is Professor of History at Birkbeck, University of London, a Fellow of the British Academy, and the Gresham Professor of Rhetoric (until 2023). Her many books include The Story of Pain: From Prayer to Painkillers (2014) and War and Art: A Visual History of Modern Conflict (2017).
Content
- Cover
- Title Page
- Copyright Page
- Contents
- Preface
- Introduction
- 1. The Law
- 2. Cruelty to Animals
- 3. Mad or Bad?
- 4. 'Zoo' Communities
- 5. 'Z', or Post-human Love
- References
- Select Bibliography
- Acknowledgements
- Photo Acknowledgements
- Index
