Religion and Sustainable Agriculture: World Spiritual Traditions and Food Ethics

Distinct practices of eating are at the heart of many of the world's faith traditions--from the Christian Eucharist to Muslim customs of fasting during Ramadan to the vegetarianism and asceticism practiced by some followers of Hinduism and Buddhism. What we eat, how we eat, and whom we eat with can express our core values and religious devotion more clearly than verbal piety.

In this wide-ranging collection, eminent scholars, theologians,...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0813167973
• ISBN13: 9780813167978
• Release Date: October 2016
• Publisher: University Press of Kentucky
• Length: 394 Pages
• Weight: 1.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.2" x 9.0"