The following is from "Life Stories of Therianthropes: An Analysis of Nonhuman Identity in a Narrative Identity Model" by Natalie Bricker.
"To date, the scientific study of therianthropy has been given little attention, and only a fraction of this attention has been from the field of psychology. As such, very little is known about how therianthropic identities develop."
Future books will examine the hypotheses of Spiritual Therianthropy and Psychological Therianthropy more in depth.
Whether from spiritual or psychological experiences, the majority within the community agree that Therianthropy is not a choice.
It is agreed upon that one can't pick and choose a theriotype, the nonhuman species which is an individual's identity. As Therianthropy is not a choice, many Therians do not like their theriotype or have any emotional connection to that animal. Some individuals enjoy the experience, some do not, and others are indifferent to being a Therianthrope.
Therians understand that their experiences are subjective, with most therians being 'self-labelled' or "self-identified".
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Intro to Modern Therianthropy as a Personal Identity
Non-FictionThis book begins to examine the identity phenomenon and ontological phenomeon known as Modern Therianthropy and dispels a few common misconceptions about the people known as Therianthropes.
