Animal Politics
Species, Evolution, and Religious Affects
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.1558/bsor.34126Keywords:
Religion, affect theory, emotion, evolution, animals, ecology, Gilles Deleuze, Eve Sedgwick, queer theoryAbstract
This article considers four responses to the 2015 volume Religious Affects: Animality, Evolution, and Power and draws out their implications for thinking religion, affect, science, and power.
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Published
2017-12-21
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How to Cite
Schaefer, D. (2017). Animal Politics: Species, Evolution, and Religious Affects. Bulletin for the Study of Religion, 46(3-4), 40-45. https://doi.org/10.1558/bsor.34126
