Thinking about Animals in Thirteenth-Century Paris

Download or read book Thinking about Animals in Thirteenth-Century Paris written by Ian P. Wei and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2020-08-20 with total page 237 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Exploring the diverse ways in which theologians at the University of Paris in the thirteenth century understood the differences and similarities between humans and animals, this book analyses key theological works to demonstrate how thinking about animals became a crucial tool for generating knowledge of God and the whole of creation.