Cultural Dimensions of Well-Being
Therapy Animals as Healers
1st Edition
Published on 22. November 2017
132 pages
978-1-4985-4128-2 (ISBN)
Description
This book presents a cultural history of human-animal relations in Germany, Japan, Russia and the United States, with a focus on the uses of animals for comfort, healing and in developing a sense of well-being. Fujimura and Nommensen discuss the contexts in which the culture of wellbeing has developed and incorporated alternative therapies with animals. The authors turn to qualitative research conducted over a period of two years in veterinary clinics, hospices, reading programs, search and rescue organizations as well as an extensive review of existing literature on cultural studies of human-animal relations to inform their analysis of complex ways in which humans and animals interact. The extent to which animals are accepted either as members of society or, in contrast, as mere material possessions poses a cultural contradiction leading to questions of the ethical treatment of animals.
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Series
Edition
1. Auflage
Language
English
Place of publication
New York
United States
Publishing group
Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
Target group
Professional and scholarly
ISBN-13
978-1-4985-4128-2 (9781498541282)
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Clementine K. Fujimura | Simone Nommensen
Cultural Dimensions of Well-Being
Therapy Animals as Healers
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11/2017
Lexington Books
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Persons
Clementine K. Fujimura is professor in the Department of Languages and Cultures at the United States Naval Academy.
Simone Nommensen is a veterinarian.
Simone Nommensen is a veterinarian.
Content
Chapter 1: Animals as Therapists: How We Discovered Them and What They Do
Chapter 2: Cultural Foundations of Human-Animal Relations
Chapter 3: Well-Being through Communication with and about Our Pets
Chapter 4: Mutual Benefits through Human-Animal Contact and Training: What Science and Personal Narratives Tell
Chapter 5: The Animal's Perspective
Chapter 2: Cultural Foundations of Human-Animal Relations
Chapter 3: Well-Being through Communication with and about Our Pets
Chapter 4: Mutual Benefits through Human-Animal Contact and Training: What Science and Personal Narratives Tell
Chapter 5: The Animal's Perspective
