The same fear of imbibing the irrational soul of animals, and thereby reinforcing the lower appetites and instincts of the human being, inspired the vegetarianism of Apollonius of Tyana and of the Jewish Therapeutae, who in their sacred meals were careful to have a table free from blood-containing meats; and the fear of absorbing the animal's psychic qualities equally motived the Jewish and early Christian rule against eating things strangled.
A struggle, motived by self-interest, no doubt; but a struggle, too, of opposing principles.
If students are paying attention and are motived, this will only serve to increase the efficacy of the well-researched introduction of key vocabulary throughout the language lessons.
