Conversations with the Animate 'Other': Historical representations of Human and non-Human interactions in India

Human interventions with living entities have had to be in a constant state of negotiating space necessary for co—habitation with animals, birds, trees, plants, grasslands, forests, hills, water bodies in the creation of villages and other settlements. The book argues that negotiating this space meant sharing, which impacted economic strategies, religious experiences, cultural interactions and oral performances that humans have strategized and preserved. This intersectional theme, through i...