Open AccessPlace Attachment and the Roots of Spiritual Relating in Animals
Author(s) -
Teya Brooks Pribac
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
humanimalia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2151-8645
DOI - 10.52537/humanimalia.9454
Subject(s) - conceptualization , spirituality , attachment theory , place attachment , psychology , sociology , epistemology , social psychology , aesthetics , philosophy , linguistics , medicine , alternative medicine , pathology
This essay explores the possibility of place attachment (and aversion) as a relational framework through which animal bodies learn to communicate with intangible agencies within inhabited geographical spaces. I first briefly present my conceptualization of animal (human inclusive) spirituality along with relevant aspects of intersubjective attachment theory and self-formation. I then turn to place attachment.