The Heretic's Feast: A History of VegetarianismIn this fascinating and informative story of vegetarianism since pre-historic times, Colin Spencer describes its religious, philosophical, and social aspects, introducing such prominent and often colorful believers as Pythagoras, Ovid, Leonardo, Sir Thomas More, Shelley, Benjamin Franklin, Thomas Paine, Tolstoy, Shaw, Gandhi, and Hitler. Gracefully written and meticulously researched, the book presents not only a surprising slice through world history but also an unusual story of dissidence and revolt. |
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Gebruikersrecensie - Daniel_Nanavati - LibraryThingI think the most surprising revelation in this book was the fact that vegetarians were considered politically subversive for so long in the West. The vested interests in killing animals for food were so huge they were considered to be part of what a human being is. Sad. Volledige review lezen
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Gebruikersrecensie - le.vert.galant - LibraryThingVegetarianism follows a radical path through Western culture: borne in the Orphic traditions inherited by Pythagoras from Ancient Egyptian religion. It flourished within Greek philosophy becoming an ... Volledige review lezen
Inhoudsopgave
In the Beginning | 1 |
Pythagoras and His Inheritance | 33 |
Plato to Porphyry | 87 |
Plato at Table Greek Food Aristotle The Stoics | 108 |
Gnostic Sects and the Manicheans | 130 |
Growing Heresies Pure and Vegetarian Cathar Doctrine | 180 |
The Clockwork Universe | 201 |
Cartesianism More Dissidents Thomas Tryon Soul | 223 |
Sunlight and Sandals | 295 |
Sentient or Machine? | 319 |
The Rise of the Vegetarian Cookery Book | 358 |
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Veelvoorkomende woorden en zinsdelen
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Bibliografische gegevens
| Titel | The Heretic's Feast: A History of Vegetarianism |
| Auteur | Colin Spencer |
| Editie | herdruk |
| Uitgever | UPNE, 1996 |
| ISBN | 0874517605, 9780874517606 |
| Lengte | 402 pagina's |
| Citatie exporteren | BiBTeX EndNote RefMan |