No indiginous (sp?) cultures around the world arevegan

August 30, 2004

fraggle wrote:

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> ok..now..historical cultures that were vegetarian..there are SCORES of

> historical societies who ate a vegetarian diet...off the top of my

> head...Essenes, Pythagorenes, there were greek islands which were

> entirely veg,

The question was about vegan indigenous cultures - which I assumed meant

pre-civilisation - not about veggie historical societies. The Essenes

and Pythagorenes were minority groups within large civilisations, which

is what we are today.

> cultures in iran and india that were VEGAN for over a

> thouand years..

Are we sure about that?

> actually, MOST cultures historically were mostly vegetarian with a bit

> of meat tossed in....

Very true.

August 30, 2004

yup...

there was a culture in iran(ok..persia) which was vegan

sorry..i can not fer the life of me recall the name....

as fer vegan cultures throughout history..ok, so most were veg

BUT..the notion that society was more meatbased is pretty far fetched, hollywood glamorization not withstanding...

its only in recent history that more then a ahndful of any society could afford to eat animals, be it because of poor husbandry, not enough surplus, lack of land, etc...

modern agricultural methods, the opening of the american west to cattle and intensive farming, factory farms, et al, allowed fer the increased consumption of pigs, chickens, turkeys, cows, etc Ian McDonald Aug 30, 2004 9:05 AM Re: No indiginous (sp?) cultures around the world arevegan fraggle wrote:> > ok..now..historical cultures that were vegetarian..there are SCORES of> historical societies who ate a vegetarian diet...off the top of my> head...Essenes, Pythagorenes, there were greek islands which were> entirely veg, The question was about vegan indigenous cultures - which I assumed meantpre-civilisation - not about veggie historical societies. The Essenesand Pythagorenes were minority groups within large civilisations, whichis what we are today.> cultures in iran and india that were VEGAN for over a> thouand years..Are we sure about that?> actually, MOST cultures historically were mostly vegetarian with a bit> of meat tossed in....Very true.To send an email to -