Though the word \'vegetarianism\' was not coined until the mid-nineteenth century, the vegetarian diet has been around as long as man has.
So the History of vegetarianism is also a History of dissidenc.
Not surprisingly vegetarians have often been discriminated against - sometimes tortured, even killed - for their beliefs.
Vegetarians have included in their number: heretics, humanists, Hindus, Christian fundamentalists, radicals, agnostics, philosophers, founders of religion and even an Emperor.
Though the word \'vegetarianism\' was not coined until the mid-nineteenth century, the vegetarian diet has been around as long as man has