Veganism in Abrahamic Religion: An Exploration of the Everyday Experience of Jewish, Christian and Muslim Vegans in Late Modern Britain

素食主义在当代社会被广泛讨论，无论是在媒体上，还是在越来越多的学术界，然而研究通常更多地集中在世俗背景下，而对宗教背景的研究仍然很少。因此，我的研究试图通过探索犹太、基督教和穆斯林素食主义者在英国的日常经历来填补这一空白。我感兴趣的是探索这些人是如何驾驭他们的纯素食和宗教生活的，他们如何在宗教背景下理解素食主义，以及他们的日常做法是什么，例如他们如何驾驭仪式，他们参加活动时的体验是什么，他们吃什么食物，等等。我把重点放在这三种宗教上，因为它们都有亚伯拉罕的根源，因此在核心信仰和哲学上有很多重叠。亚伯拉罕宗教也经常与肉食和畜牧业联系在一起，因此这是一个有趣的背景，可以在其中探索素食主义。我希望我的研究能揭示出目前素食和宗教讨论中被忽视的许多关键点。这反过来有望促进宗教人士和素食活动家之间更有意义的对话。这是一项定性研究，采用了一系列方法，包括访谈法、日记法和参与者观察法。

Veganism is widely discussed in contemporary society, both in the media and increasingly academia too, however studies generally focus more so on the secular context, whilst the religious context remains poorly studied. My research therefore seeks to fill this gap by exploring the everyday experiences of Jewish, Christian, and Muslim vegans in the UK. I am interested in exploring how these individuals navigate both their vegan and religious lives, how they understand veganism within the context of religion, and what their everyday practices look like, for example how do they navigate rituals, what is their experience like when attending events, what foods do they eat, and so on. I focus on these three religions as they all share Abrahamic roots and so consequently have much overlap in core beliefs and philosophies. Abrahamic religion is also often associated with meat-eating and animal agriculture, so it makes for an interesting context in which to explore veganism. I hope that my research will bring to light many key points that are currently neglected in both vegan and religious discussions. This in turn should hopefully foster more meaningful conversations between religious individuals and vegan activists. This is a qualitative study, employing a range of methods, including interviews, diary methods, and participant observation.