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The heretic's feast : a history of vegetarianism
- Title
- The heretic's feast : a history of vegetarianism / Colin Spencer.
- Author
- Spencer, Colin, 1933-
- Publication
- Hanover, NH : University Press of New England, 1996.
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Details
- Description
- xiii, 402 pages; 24 cm
- Summary
- "In this fascinating and informative story of vegetarianism since prehistoric times, Colin Spencer describes the religious, philosophical, and social aspects of vegetarianism, introducing such prominent and often colorful practitioners as Pythagoras, Ovid, Leonardo da Vinci, Sir Thomas More, Percy Bysshe Shelley, Benjamin Franklin, Thomas Paine, Leo Tolstoy, George Bernard Shaw, Gandhi, and Hitler. Though the word "vegetarian" was not coined until the mid-nineteenth century, the meatless diet has been around for as long as people have. Spencer describes the major movements that shared the doctrine as well as the surprisingly diverse moralities, perspectives, and philosophies that motivated them. He shows that vegetarianism, when not forced on humans by poverty, was often just one element in a radical ideology that repeatedly led to the marginalization of vegetarians in our society. This gracefully written and meticulously researched book presents not only a surprising slice through world history but also an unusual story of dissidence and revolt."--BOOK JACKET.
- Alternative Title
- History of vegetarianism
- Vegetarianism
- Subjects
- Genre/Form
- History.
- Note
- "Originally published in 1993 by Fourth Estate Limited, London, England"--Title page verso.
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 384-389) and index.
- Contents
- In the beginning -- Pythagoras and his inheritance -- India -- Plato to Porphyry -- Early Christianity -- Gnostic sects and the Manicheans -- The Bogomils, the Cathars, and the Orthodox Church -- The Renaissance -- The clockwork universe -- The Rise of Humanism -- Docks and dandelions -- Sunlight and sandals -- Sentient or machine -- Afterword -- Appendixes.
- Call Number
- JFE 19-7060
- ISBN
- 0874517605
- 9780874517606
- 0874517087
- 9780874517088
- LCCN
- 95005004
- OCLC
- 31934191
- Author
- Spencer, Colin, 1933- author.
- Title
- The heretic's feast : a history of vegetarianism / Colin Spencer.
- Imprint
- Hanover, NH : University Press of New England, 1996.
- Edition
- First paperback edition.
- Type of Content
- text
- Type of Medium
- unmediated
- Type of Carrier
- volume
- Bibliography
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 384-389) and index.
- Other Form:
- Online version: Spencer, Colin. Heretic's feast. 1st pbk. ed. Hanover, NH : University Press of New England, 1996 (OCoLC)623168790
- Research Call Number
- JFE 19-7060