Hindus And Westerners Alike See In The Meat-eating Taboos Of India A Triumph Of Morals Over Appetite. This Is A Dangerous Misrepresentation Of Cultural Processes. Hindu Vegetarianism Was A Victory Not Of Spirit Over Matter But Of Reproductive Over Productive Forces.

-Marvin Harris

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Hindus And Westerners Alike See In The

Marvin Harris

Hindus And Westerners Alike See In The Meat-eating Taboos Of India A Triumph Of Morals Over Appetite. This Is A Dangerous Misrepresentation Of Cultural Processes. Hindu Vegetarianism Was A Victory Not Of Spirit Over Matter But Of Reproductive Over Productive Forces.

Topic

Vegetarianism

Meat Eating

Victory

Here You Do Have Forests, Where Pigs Could Be Raised By Letting Them Root About In The Forests For A Good Part Of The Year. Therefore, You Have A Different Attitude Toward Them Compared With What Continues To Exist In The Middle East.

Attitude

Pigs

Years