| Vegetarianism and Religion: Including Hinduism, Jainism, Buddhism, Christian, and Islam Contributor(s): Fort, Emeline (Author), Stevens, Dakota (Author) |
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ISBN: 1140669656 ISBN-13: 9781140669654 Publisher: Webster's Digital Services OUR PRICE: $17.78 Product Type: Paperback Published: October 2010 * Not available - Not in print at this time * |
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| BISAC Categories: - Health & Fitness |
| Physical Information: 0.25" H x 7.44" W x 9.69" (0.50 lbs) 118 pages |
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| Publisher Description: Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Vegetarianism is the practice of following a plant-based diet including fruits, vegetables, cereal grains, nuts, and seeds, with or without dairy products and eggs. A vegetarian does not eat meat, including red meat, game, poultry, fish, and shellfish, and may also abstain from by-products of animal slaughter such as animal-derived rennet, found in some cheeses, and gelatin. Vegetarianism may be adopted for ethical, health, environmental, religious, political, cultural, aesthetic, economic, or other reasons, and there are a number of vegetarian diets. A lacto-vegetarian diet includes dairy products but not eggs, an ovo-vegetarian diet includes eggs but not dairy products, and an ovo-lacto vegetarian diet includes both eggs and dairy products. A vegan diet excludes all animal products, such as dairy products, eggs, and usually honey. Many vegans also seek to avoid using any other animal-derived products, such as clothing and cosmetics. This book takes a look at the relationship between the vegetarian lifestyle and religion, including in Hinduism, Jainism, Buddhism, Sikhism, Christian, and Islam. Project Webster represents a new publishing paradigm, allowing disparate content sources to be curated into cohesive, relevant, and informative books. To date, this content has been curated from Wikipedia articles and images under Creative Commons licensing, although as Project Webster continues to increase in scope and dimension, more licensed and public domain content is being added. We believe books such as this represent a new and exciting lexicon in the sharing of human knowledge. |