Representations of Death Among Italian Vegetarians: An Ethnographic Research on Environment, Disgust and Transcendence

Representations of Death Among Italian Vegetarians: An Ethnographic Research on Environment, Disgust and Transcendence

This paper focuses on the motives for vegetarian choices in contemporary Italian food culture, with specific reference to the role of the representations of death. The study adopts a qualitative research design aimed at an in-depth exploration of the reasons for avoiding meat, following an ethnograp...

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Main Authors: Ines Testoni, Tommaso Ghellar, Maddalena Rodelli, Loriana De Cataldo, Adriano Zamperini
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: PsychOpen GOLD/ Leibniz Institute for Psychology 2017-08-01
Series:Europe's Journal of Psychology
Subjects:
vegetarianism
veganism
representations of death
anti-speciesism
transcendence
animal dignity
environmentalism
Online Access:http://ejop.psychopen.eu/article/view/1301

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http://ejop.psychopen.eu/article/view/1301

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