The Divine Life of Animals: One Man's Quest to Discover

The Divine Life of Animals: One Man's Quest to Discover Whether the Souls of Animals Live On

A journey through 20,000 years of history and myth in search of the answer to a single question: Do animals have souls?
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Anyone who has ever mourned the loss of a cherished pet has wondered about the animal soul. Do animals survive the death of the body, or are they doomed to disappear completely when they leave this world behind? Both scientists and religious authorities have long scoffed at the idea of animals in heaven. Yet the question endures. In this wise, immensely readable book, Ptolemy Tompkins embarks on a quest for the answerâ€”taking us on a top-speed tour of the history of the animal soul.
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Equally at home with mainstream and alternative spiritual philosophies, Tompkins takes us from the savannas of Africa to the earthâ€™s first cities to the early days of the great faith traditions of both East and West. Along the way, he shows that, despite what many of us have been taught, the worldâ€™s various spiritual traditions all have profoundly meaningful things to say about the animal soul, if we simply know where to look. Rescuing these ancient insights and blending them with vivid stories about animals todayâ€”from a dwarf rabbit named Angus to a manatee named Moose to a black bear named Little Bitâ€”The Divine Life of Animals paints a gloriously inclusive picture of the cosmos as a place made up of both matter and spirit, in which animals are every bit as important, spiritually speaking, as the humans with whom they share the world. Though it is startlingly original, The Divine Life of Animals also feels strangely and instantly familiar, for it reveals truths that many of us have held in our hearts already, waiting only for someone to give fresh voice to one of the oldest and most trustworthy intuitions we possess.
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The Divine Life of Animals offers a compelling and timeless vision of the relationship between humans and animals that will have you looking at the animals in your life with new eyes.

From the Hardcover edition.
Country USA
Brand Broadway Books
Manufacturer Crown
Binding Paperback
ItemPartNumber unknown
Color Multicolor
ReleaseDate 2011-06-07
UnitCount 1
EANs 9780307451330

Country	USA
Brand	Broadway Books
Manufacturer	Crown
Binding	Paperback
ItemPartNumber	unknown
Color	Multicolor
ReleaseDate	2011-06-07
UnitCount	1
EANs	9780307451330

The Divine Life of Animals: One Man's Quest to Discover Whether the Souls of Animals Live On

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