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The Heretic’s Feast
A History of Vegetarianism
Colin. Spencer
Available only as an ebook.
University Press of New England
1995 • 416 pp. 6 x 9 1/4"
Medicine & Public Health
$12.99 Ebook, 978-1-61168-112-3
Ebook available from your favorite ebook retailer, including Kindle, iBooks, and other formats, and many libraries.
No sales outside US & Canada
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"Anyone who cares about what people eat – not the trendy dish of the month, but about diet and attitude, food, and philosophy – will want to work through The Heretic's Feast." —Los Angeles Times
A lively and comprehensive social history of vegetarianism from ancient times to the present.
In 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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Novelist, playwright, and food critic for the Guardian, COLIN SPENCER also writes for film and television. An artist and author of books on food and cookery, he also cultivates flowers, herbs, and oriental vegetables in East Sussex.
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