“This is what is meant by "sacrifice", literally, the "making sacred" of an animal consumed for dinner. Yet sacrfice, because it dwells on the death, is a concept often shocking to the secular modern Western mind - to people who calmly organize daily hecatombs of beasts, and who are among the most death-dealing carnivores the world has ever seen.”
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Margaret Visser
Margaret Visser is a British writer born on May 11, 1940. Her works primarily focus on food, culture, and history, known for her in-depth research and unique perspective. more
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