Unlike previous books on the history of vegetarianism, Sins of the Flesh examines the history of vegetarianism in its ethical dimensions, from the origins of humanity through to the present. Full ethical consideration for animals resulting in the eschewing of flesh arose after the Aristotelian period in Greece and recurred in Ancient Rome, but then mostly disappeared for centuries. It was not until the turn of the nineteenth century that vegetarian thought was revived and enjoyed some success; it subsequently went into another period of decline that lasted through much of the twentieth century. The authority-questioning cultural revolution of the 1960s brought a fresh resurgence of vegetarian ethics that continues to the present day.
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- Includes bibliographical references (p. 373-384) and index
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- CaOOCEL
- Dewey Decimal Classification Number
- 179/.3
- Dewey Decimal Edition Number
- 22
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- Issued as part of the desLibris books collection
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- 9780774815093 9780774815116
- LCCN
- TX392
- LCCN Item number
- P74 2008eb
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- CaOONL
- Physical Description | Extent
- 1 electronic text (xiv, 393 p.)
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- Canada
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- (CaBNVSL)slc00223499 (OCoLC)646864135 (CaOOCEL)422132
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Table of Contents
- Contents 10
- Acknowledgments 12
- Introduction: Bill of Fare to the Feast: The Whats and Whys of Vegetarianism 18
- 1 The Human in Prehistory 41
- 2 Eastern Religions and Practice 71
- 3 Pythagoreanism 93
- 4 Greek Philosophy and Roman Imperium 111
- 5 Judaism and the Earlier Christian Heritage 134
- 6 Bogomils, Cathars, and the Later Medieval Mind 153
- 7 The Humanism of the Renaissance 163
- 8 The Cartesians and Their Adversaries in the Seventeenth and Eighteenth Centuries 175
- 9 Preaching without Practising: From Mandeville and Pope to Goldsmith and Wagner 205
- 10 Militant Advocates: From Oswald and Ritson to Shelley, Phillips, and Gompertz 249
- 11 The Victorians, the Edwardians, and the Founding of the Vegetarian Society 284
- 12 Vegetarians and Vegans in the Twentieth Century 307
- 13 Vegetarianism in North America 325
- Postscript Prospects 350
- Notes 356
- Selected Bibliography 390
- Index 402
- A 402
- B 402
- C 403
- D 404
- E 404
- F 404
- G 405
- H 405
- I 405
- J 406
- K 406
- L 406
- M 406
- N 407
- O 407
- P 407
- Q 408
- R 408
- S 408
- T 409
- U 409
- V 409
- W 409
- X 410
- Y 410
- Z 410
