Same as Asian Studies 335. Focus on how historical and modern-day philosophy, religious texts, and legal systems in South and East Asia provide the framework for probing the human-animal encounter and the tensions that arise due to human-animal interdependence. Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Only one of the following may be counted: Asian Studies 335, 361 (Topic: Animals in Asia), Comparative Literature 323F. Prerequisite: Upper-division standing.