Home Institution
Franklin & Marshall College
Publication Date
Fall 2016
Abstract
India has the highest population of stray dogs in the world1. Dharamsala, a cross-cultural community in the north Indian Himalayan foothills, is home to a number of particularly overweight and happy canines. However, the street dogs of Dharamsala are not an accurate representation of the state of stay dogs across India. This paper explores why this may be through narrative stories about the day-to-day interactions between humans and dogs. The following research addresses religious motives as well as the lack thereof.
Disciplines
Animal Studies | Asian Studies | Community-Based Learning | Community-Based Research | Family, Life Course, and Society | Sociology of Religion
Recommended Citation
Caldwell, Anna, "Dharma Dogs: A Narrative Approach to Understanding the Connection of Sentience Between Humans and Canines" (2016). Independent Study Project (ISP) Collection. 2500.
https://digitalcollections.sit.edu/isp_collection/2500
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Animal Studies Commons, Asian Studies Commons, Community-Based Learning Commons, Community-Based Research Commons, Family, Life Course, and Society Commons, Sociology of Religion Commons
Program Name
Nepal: Tibetan and Himalayan Peoples