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Food and Society in Classical Antiquity

3.8/5 ( ratings)

This is a broad-based, comprehensive general study of food in antiquity. The book deals with food as food or nutrition, the discussion revolving around the concrete issues of food availability and the nutritional status of the population. It also treats the nonfood uses of food, focusing on the role of food in forming and marking the social hierarchy. Food defines the group, whether social, religious, philosophical or political.

Language: English

Pages: 192

Format: Paperback

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Release: May 13, 1999

ISBN: 0521645883

ISBN 13: 9780521645881

Food and Society in Classical Antiquity

3.8/5 ( ratings)

This is a broad-based, comprehensive general study of food in antiquity. The book deals with food as food or nutrition, the discussion revolving around the concrete issues of food availability and the nutritional status of the population. It also treats the nonfood uses of food, focusing on the role of food in forming and marking the social hierarchy. Food defines the group, whether social, religious, philosophical or political.

Language: English

Pages: 192

Format: Paperback

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Release: May 13, 1999

ISBN: 0521645883

ISBN 13: 9780521645881

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