Religious Vegetarianism: From Hesiod to the Dalai Lama

by Walters, Kerry (Ed.) / Portmess, Lisa (Ed.) Walters, Kerry (Ed.) / Portmess, Lisa (Ed.) and Kerry Walters

Book Overview

Stretching back more than two thousand years and spanning diverse traditions, religious vegetarianism has an ancient and rich history. In this book, Kerry S. Walters and Lisa Portmess gather writings that reflect devotional as well as more analytical responses to age-old questions of animal suffering, dietary practice, and human responsibility. These include writings from ancient Orphic and Pythagorean authors, writings that span centuries of Indian...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0791449718
• ISBN13: 9780791449714
• Release Date: January 2001
• Publisher: State University of New York Press
• Length: 215 Pages
• Weight: 0.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.2" x 9.3"