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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Names: Szarycz, Gregory S. author
Title: Sacred, symbolic, and contested : critical perspectives on human-animal relations in culture and society / by Gregory S. Szarycz.
Description: Leiden ; Boston : Brill, [2025] | Series: Human-animal studies, 1573-4226 ; volume 31 | Includes bibliographical references and index.
Identifiers: LCCN 2025028610 (print) | LCCN 2025028611 (ebook) | ISBN 9789004733107 hardback | ISBN 9789004743939 ebook
Subjects: LCSH: Human-animal relationships—Religious aspects | Human-animal relationships—Moral and ethical aspects | Animals and civilization
Classification: LCC BL439 .S93 2025 (print) | LCC BL439 (ebook)
LC record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/2025028610
LC ebook record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/2025028611
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ISSN 1573-4226
ISBN 978-90-04-73310-7 (hardback)
ISBN 978-90-04-74393-9 (e-book)
DOI 10.1163/9789004743939
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