Aslan’s Kin

The book, Aslan's Kin: Blending of Species and Spirit in Narnia, examines how C.S. Lewis employs anthropomorphism as a literary device to convey his ecological vision. It discusses various attributes of anthropomorphism in relation to Lewis's conception of spirituality, morality, and cosmology, to show how all living beings share a kinship with Aslan, the protagonist and the divine being of Narnia. This book also explores how The Chronicles of Narnia represents the question of morality and didacticism in relation to the Principles of Taoism and Lewis's ideas on Christianity with a particular emphasis on anthropomorphism. It also showcases how The Chronicles of Narnia represents various kinds of nature and various kinds of anthropomorphism to show a mingling of species and spirit in Narnia.