Food and society in classical antiquity
This is a general study of food in antiquity. The book deals with food as food or nutrition. It also treats the non-food 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.
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Formato: | Libro electrónico |
Idioma: | Inglés |
Publicado: |
Cambridge, U.K. ; New York :
Cambridge University Press
1999.
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Colección: | EBSCO Academic eBook Collection Complete.
Key themes in ancient history. |
Acceso en línea: | Conectar con la versión electrónica |
Ver en Universidad de Navarra: | https://innopac.unav.es/record=b31912229*spi |
Sumario: | This is a general study of food in antiquity. The book deals with food as food or nutrition. It also treats the non-food 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. |
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Descripción Física: | xiv, 175 p. : il |
Formato: | Forma de acceso: World Wide Web. |
Bibliografía: | Incluye referencias bibliográficas (p. 149-168) e índice. |
ISBN: | 9780511066221 9780511068355 9780511059919 9780521641821 9780511612534 |