ix Preface, xv 1 History and Background, 3 Prehistory, 3 Physical Evidence, 4 Studies of Primitive Tribes, 5 Animal Studies, 6 The Major Religions, 7 Jainism, 8 Buddhism, 9 Hinduism, 10 Judaism, 12 Christianity, 13 Islam, 15 Greece and Rome, 18 Growth of Christianity, 20 Middle Ages, 22 The Golden Age of Vegetarianism, 24 The Romantic Poets, 25 Vegetarianism in Great Britain, 26 Contents