Sins of the flesh : a history of ethical vegetarian thought / Rod Preece.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Preece, Rod, 1939-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Vegetarianism--Moral and ethical aspects--History.

Vegetarianism.

Vegetarianism--History.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (410 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Vancouver : UBC Press, c2008.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

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.

Contents:

Front Matter

Contents

Acknowledgments

Introduction

The Human in Prehistory

Eastern Religions and Practice

Pythagoreanism

Greek Philosphy and Roman Imperium

Judaism and the Earlier Christian Heritage

Bogomils, Cathars, and the Later Medieval Mind

The Humanism of the Renaissance

The Cartesians and Their Adversaries in the Seventeenth and Eighteenth Centuries

Preaching without Practising: From Mandeville and Pope to Goldsmith and Wagner

Militant Advocates: From Oswald and Ritson to Shelley, Phillips, and Gompertz

The Victorians, the Edwardians, and the Founding of the Vegetarian Society

Vegetarians and Vegans in the Twentieth Century

Vegetarianism in North America

Postscript: Prospects

Notes

Selected Bibliography

Index

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-282-45708-X

9786612457081

0-7748-1511-6

OCLC:

646864135