The Mindful Carnivore: A Vegetarian's Hunt for Sustenance

After a childhood spent fishing for trout, Tovar Cerulli began to experiment with

vegetarianism in his teens. By the age of twenty, he was a vegan. A decade later, in

the face of declining health, he returned to omnivory and within a few years found

himself heading into the woods, rifle in hand.

Through his personal quest, Cerulli bridges the seemingly disparate worldviews of

hunting and vegetarianism: can fishing and hunting be respectful ways for humans

to connect with nature and their food? How harmless is vegetarianism? How do

we make peace with the fact that life is sustained by death? At once compassionate

and probing, The Mindful Carnivore offers fresh, thought-provoking ideas about the

food on our plates.

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The Mindful Carnivore: A Vegetarian's Hunt for Sustenance

After a childhood spent fishing for trout, Tovar Cerulli began to experiment with

vegetarianism in his teens. By the age of twenty, he was a vegan. A decade later, in

the face of declining health, he returned to omnivory and within a few years found

himself heading into the woods, rifle in hand.

Through his personal quest, Cerulli bridges the seemingly disparate worldviews of

hunting and vegetarianism: can fishing and hunting be respectful ways for humans

to connect with nature and their food? How harmless is vegetarianism? How do

we make peace with the fact that life is sustained by death? At once compassionate

and probing, The Mindful Carnivore offers fresh, thought-provoking ideas about the

food on our plates.

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The Mindful Carnivore: A Vegetarian's Hunt for Sustenance

The Mindful Carnivore: A Vegetarian's Hunt for Sustenance

by Tovar Cerulli
The Mindful Carnivore: A Vegetarian's Hunt for Sustenance

The Mindful Carnivore: A Vegetarian's Hunt for Sustenance

by Tovar Cerulli

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Overview

After a childhood spent fishing for trout, Tovar Cerulli began to experiment with

vegetarianism in his teens. By the age of twenty, he was a vegan. A decade later, in

the face of declining health, he returned to omnivory and within a few years found

himself heading into the woods, rifle in hand.

Through his personal quest, Cerulli bridges the seemingly disparate worldviews of

hunting and vegetarianism: can fishing and hunting be respectful ways for humans

to connect with nature and their food? How harmless is vegetarianism? How do

we make peace with the fact that life is sustained by death? At once compassionate

and probing, The Mindful Carnivore offers fresh, thought-provoking ideas about the

food on our plates.


Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781605984124
Publisher: Pegasus Books
Publication date: 03/13/2013
Pages: 352
Product dimensions: 6.00(w) x 8.90(h) x 0.90(d)

About the Author

Tovar Cerulli awarded a graduate school fellowship by the University of Massachusetts-Amherst in 2009, where he is researching diverse perspectives on human relationships with the natural world. He lives in Vermont with his wife, Catherine. Visit his webiste at www.tovarcerulli.com.

Table of Contents

1 No More Blood 1

2 Man the Gardener 19

3 Trouble in Eden 37

4 An Animal Who Eats 53

5 Where the Great Heron Feeds 65

6 Hunter and Beholder 85

7 Double Vision 102

8 A Hunter's Prayer 121

9 Healing Ground 143

10 Into the Woods 156

11 Kinds of Killing 177

12 Fickle Predators 192

13 Blood Trails 202

14 Hunting with the Buddha 216

15 The Red Deer 231

16 Reckoning 243

Epilogue: Mindful Eating 253

Notes 259

Acknowledgments 279

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