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Food and Society in Classical Antiquity (Key Themes in Ancient History) Book

This is the first study of food in classical antiquity that treats food as both a biological and a cultural phenomenon. The variables of food quantity, quality and availability, and the impact of disease, are evaluated and a judgement reached on...Read More

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  • Book Description

    This is a general study of food in antiquity, broadly based and comprehensive. 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 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.

  • Product Description

    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.

  • 0521645883
  • 9780521645881
  • Peter Garnsey
  • 22 April 1999
  • Cambridge University Press
  • Paperback (Book)
  • 192
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