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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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  • "Based upon a wide range of source material and evidence, the author examines food, the taboos surrounding it, its allocation within the family and its social and cultural significance within Greek, Roman and Jewish societies."
  • "Ernährung - Griechen - Ethnologie."
  • "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."@en

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  • "History"@en
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  • "History"
  • "Online-Publikation"
  • "Livres électroniques"

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  • "Food and Society in Classical Antiquity"
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  • "Food and society in classical antiquity"