Annali di Ca’ Foscari. Serie orientale

Eating Like a Buddhist: Vegetarianism and Ethical Foodscapes in the Twenty-First Century

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Abstract

This paper focuses on oft-overlooked vegan and vegetarian practices among contemporary Buddhist communities in Asia and Europe. It synthesises findings from a range of Buddhism-related contexts with an emphasis on transnational and Internet-based communities. Exploring multifaceted food imaginaries, foodways and placemaking practices, it argues that communities of engaged Buddhists, at different scales, deliberately resist mainstream food markets.


Open access | Peer reviewed

Submitted: April 3, 2024 | Accepted: May 6, 2024 | Published July 25, 2024 | Language: en

Keywords Europe • Asia • Ethical eating • Environmental sustainability • Vegetarianism • Buddhism

Copyright © 2024 Francesca Tarocco, Amalia Rossi, Ben Weilun Zhang, Silvia Francescon. This is an open-access work distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY). The use, distribution or reproduction is permitted, provided that the original author(s) and the copyright owner(s) are credited and that the original publication is cited, in accordance with accepted academic practice. The license allows for commercial use. No use, distribution or reproduction is permitted which does not comply with these terms.

Permalink http://doi.org/10.30687/AnnOr/2385-3042/2024/01/011