Concept information
Preferred term
animals
Definition
- Animals have historically played an important and enduring role in the world's religious traditions, from shamanism, through classical cultural expressions, up to the current debates on animal rights.One of the earliest expressions of religiosity can be found in shamanic traditions. In many tribal cultures, a specific animal may become sacred to an individual or group. [Source: Encyclopedia of Global Religion; Animals]
Broader concept
Narrower concepts
- agricultural pests
- amphibians
- animism
- Arctic National Wildlife Refuge
- birds
- bison
- boll weevil
- bovine growth hormone
- cane toad
- cattle
- chimpanzees
- cloning
- deer
- dodo (bird)
- dogs
- dolphins
- elephants
- evolution
- female animals
- fire ant
- fish
- fisheries
- fish ladders
- grazing
- habitat protection
- herders
- hunting
- insects
- invertebrates
- male animals
- mammals
- marine animals
- mosquitoes
- northern spotted owl
- parasites
- passenger pigeon
- pesticide
- pests
- pets
- poaching
- primates
- reptiles
- safaris
- salmon
- sea turtles
- sheep
- shrimps
- species
- tigers
- tobacco
- tuna fishing
- venomous animals
- whales and whaling
- wild horses
- wildlife
- wolves
- zoos
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URI
https://concepts.sagepub.com/social-science/concept/animals
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