The Animalizing Imagination Totemism,Textuality and Ecocriticism

Animals appear not just as biological creatures, but as vehicles of meaning for human imagination, mind and culture. Animal life may form the basis for an animalizing imagination that can enhance our cultural, religious and aesthetic sensibilities. This i

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Alan Bleakley

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The Animalizing Imagination

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The Animalizing Imagination

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Also by Alan Bleakley FRUITS OF THE MOON TREE EARTH’S EMBRACE

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HERMES IN THE KITCHEN DRAWER AND OTHER POEMS

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The Animalizing Imagination Alan Bleakley

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Totemism, Textuality and Ecocriticism

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First published in the United States of America 2000 by ST. MARTIN’S PRESS, INC., Scholarly and Reference Division, 175 Fifth Avenue, New York, N.Y. 10010 ISBN 0–312–22830–9 Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Bleakley, Alan. The animalizing imagination : totemism, textuality and ecocriticism / Alan Bleakley. p. cm. Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 0–312–22830–9 (cloth) 1. Animals—Symbolic aspects. 2. Animals—Religious aspects. 3. Animals—Psychological aspects. 4. Totemism. 5. Animal–human relationships. I. Title. GR705.B53 1999 398.24'5—dc21 99–38751 CIP © Alan Bleakley 2000 All rights reserved. No reproduction, copy or transmission of this publication may be made without written permission. No paragraph of this publication may be reproduced, copied or transmitted save with written permission or in accordance with the provisions of the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988, or under the terms of any licence permitting limited copying issued by the Copyright Licensing Agency, 90 Tottenham Court Road, London W1P 0LP. Any person who does any unauthorised act in relation to this publication may be liable to criminal prosecution and civil claims for damages. The author has asserted his right to be identified as the author of this work in accordance with the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988. This book is printed on paper suitable for recycling and made from fully managed and sustained forest sources. 10 09

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‘May my beasts guide me!’ Nietzsche, Thus Spake Zarathustra

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