Wisdom of Animals : Creatureliness in Early Modern French Spirituality.
- 1st ed.
- 1 online resource (190 pages)
Cover -- Half title -- Title page -- Copyright -- Dedication -- CONTENTS -- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS -- INTRODUCTION -- 1. SIXTEENTH-CENTURY ANIMAL AVATARS IN MONTAIGNE AND HIS CONTEMPORARIES -- 2. JOB'S HORSE AND OTHER CREATURES -- 3. THE FAUNA OF FAITH -- 4. LE PÈRE BOUGEANT'S HERESY -- CONCLUSION -- NOTES -- BIBLIOGRAPHY -- INDEX.
Randall explores the link between philosophical and theological discussions of the nature and status of animals vis-à-vis the rest of existence, particularly humans.