Black & White photos edition (over 100 photos) Samuel Baca-Henry's debut book, Lament of Hathor , offers a unique perspective on animal rights & liberation, drawing inspiration from ancient Egyptian and adjacent Bronze Age cultural mythologies, archaeology, history, geopolitics, economics, power, oppression, and resistance. The book centers on Hathor, an Egyptian cow goddess associated with motherhood, love, healing, magic, dance, and music. She laments the exploitation of animals, particularly cows. She is joined by cow goddesses/gods, sacred cows, and prophets from several other cultures, religions, and literary traditions (e.g. Kamadhenu, Goshorun, Nanshe, Manu, Zechariah, Amos, Zoroaster, Pythagoras, Asoka, and many more). Baca-Henry's narrative weaves together lamentations, proverbs, historical and literary references, and messages for today and all time. It is a thought-provoking exploration of the interconnectedness of human and animal suffering. The book challenges readers to see the historical roots of human and non-human oppression and an ancient lineage of resistance. Lament of Hathor 's unique blend of mythology, history, and social justice themes offers a fresh perspective on animal rights. This book is sold at cost – the lowest amount Amazon allows. _______________ samuel-baca-henry.com samuelhenry@gmail.com IG: @samuel_lament_of_hathor _______________ Goals To awaken the cognitive dissonances people suppress about animals. - To show how the same systems that exploit animals have exploited humans and the environment for millennia. With this, to: (a) help bring animal activism into broader social justice advocacy and (b) show animal-only activists the intertwined contexts of oppression and liberation. - To demonstrate ancient lineages of animal activism. I want to uplift the voices of people across millennia who advocated for animals—to honor them and inspire future activists. - To use the book to support the movement–giving it to sanctuaries and grassroots groups to use in fundraising so that the book materially serves the movements–not just philosophically or artistically. _______________ Support and get involved with grass-roots animal liberation, rights, and welfare organizations in your community and abroad. Egypt Animal Care in Egypt (ACE) ace-egypt.org.uk Animal Welfare of Luxor (AWOL) awol-egypt.org Egyptian Society for Mercy to Animals (ESMA) esmaegypt.org Society for the Protection of Animal Rights in Egypt (SPARE) sparelives.org Temple Cats of Philae Island facebook.com/philaetemplecats Sudan Sudan Animal Rescue sudananimalrescue.com Gaza Sulala Society sulalaanimalrescue.com Lebanon Animals Lebanon animalslebanon.org Alyarz Pet Club (APC) apclebanon.org Beirut for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (BETA) betalebanon.org "I don't understand this book. It's just so interesting that I'm going to tell you about it. It's really elaborate. It's quite beautiful. It's full of illustrations. If you're interested in religion and animals, I don't think you should miss this one! What a thing to have sat down to do!" — Mariann Sullivan , co-host Our Hen House (podcast); Former Professor, Animal Law at Lewis & Clark Law School's Center for Animal Law Studies , NYU Law School , Columbia Law School , Brooklyn Law School ; Former Board Member, Farm Sanctuary and The Animals Agenda . "Samuel Baca-Henry's book Lament of Hathor is REALLY FUCKING WEIRD. If you are PETA-level passionate about Animal Rights, if you care about Middle Eastern/African history in general, and/or sacred texts, and/or just ancient history (like over 10,000 years old shit), this book is for you. This is an excellent read. It's really, really compelling. They keep it short and quick. So even if it's like 300 or so pages, they move fast and you're learning a massive amount. What a weirdo...and what a fascinating, strange gift of an artist in this city. So anyway, HIGHLY RECOMMEND." - Katie Lee Ellison , The Seattle Stranger (alt-weekly newspaper). "Animal Rights, mythology, and archaeology...so interesting." - Kathy Freston , Award-winning author, activist, and plant-based nutritionist. Multi-time guest on The Oprah Winfrey Show (and got Oprah Winfrey and her team to do a one month Vegan challenge). "Everyone should know about this book!" - Cody Dolan , Vegan activist and PETA/peta2 2024 Libby Award winner for Student Action of the Year. "A brilliant book on the interconnectedness of animal exploitation and human oppression." — Davy Divine , Co-founder and Director of Operations at Cloven Heart Farm Sanctuary. Author of two books: Charlie's New Family and One Day I Want to Have a Farm Sanctuary . In autumn 2023, my parents invited me on a trip to Egypt. On the second day, we crossed the Nile from Luxor to the west side and started at the temple of Hatshepsut, one of the female pharaohs. She had a massive mortuary temple complex in this area. The sun sets in the west—a common