Stories Rabbits Tell By Susan E. Davis, Margo DeMello 9781590560440

Category

Rabbits & rodents as pets

Store

Wordery

Brand

Lantern publishing & media

Stories Rabbits Tell : Lantern Books : 9781590560440 : 1590560442 : 18 Aug 2004 : Revered as a symbol of fertility, sexuality, purity and childhood, beloved as a children's pet and widely represented in the myths, art and collectibles of almost every culture, the rabbit is one of the most popular animals known to humans. Ironically, it has also been one of the most misunderstood and abused. Indeed, the rabbit is the only animal that our culture adores as a pet, idolizes as a storybook hero and slaughters for commercial purposes. Stories Rabbits Tell takes a comprehensive look at the rabbit as a wild animal, ancient symbol, pop culture icon, commercial ?product? and domesticated pet. In so doing, the book explores how one species can be simultaneously adored as a symbol of childhood (think Peter Rabbit), revered as a symbol of female sexuality (e.g., Playboy Bunnies), dismissed as a ?dumb bunny? in domesticity and loathed as a pest in the wild. The authors counter these stereotypes with

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