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| The Souls of Animals in Christianity and Mahāyāna Buddhism | ||
| 作者 | Shin, Junhyoung Michael |
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| 出處題名 | Buddhist-Christian Studies |
| 卷期 | v.39 |
| 出版日期 | 2019 |
| 頁次 | 271 - 288 |
| 出版者 | University of Hawai'i Press |
| 出版者網址 | http://www.uhpress.hawaii.edu/t3-buddhist-christian-studies.aspx |
| 出版地 | Honolulu, HI, US [檀香山, 夏威夷州, 美國] |
| 資料類型 | 期刊論文=Journal Article |
| 使用語言 | 英文=English |
| 附註項 | Author affiliation: Seoul National University |
| 關鍵詞 | animals; soul; Christianity; Mahayana Buddhism; Jataka; St. Thomas Aquinas; St. Blaise; St. Francis of Assisi |
| 摘要 | Both Christians and Buddhists have largely assumed that Buddhism, not Christianity, values the lives of animals and believes in the continuous existence of the animal soul or spirit after death. This article, however, argues otherwise, by examining Christian scriptures and visual traditions from the medieval to the early modern periods. Though Christianity has never asserted the immortality of animal souls as dogma, Christians appear to have lived with a constant awareness that not only humans but also animals can recognize and even serve the divine will. Furthermore, some Christians have also suspected that animal souls might join them in heaven at the end of time. First, I briefly review the Buddhist teachings and imagery on animal souls, which are believed to have equal status with human souls. I then turn to the Judaic scriptures that value animal souls and question the validity of animal sacrifice. Finally, I discuss the Christian iconographies of the Nativity, St. Blaise, and St. Francis preaching to the birds, and argue that a serious concern for animal life has always been present in medieval and early modern Christianity. |
| ISSN | 08820945 (P); 15279472 (E) |
| DOI | 10.1353/bcs.2019.0020 |
| 點閱次數 | 94 |
| 建檔日期 | 2021.01.16 |
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