ISBN:
9780199546527
Language:
English
Pages:
XII, 265 S.
,
graph. Darst.
,
25 cm
Edition:
Reprinted
Year of publication:
2009
DDC:
221.8/6413
Keywords:
Bible Criticism, interpretation, etc
;
Food habits
;
Israel
;
Lebensmittel
;
Brauch
;
Bibel Altes Testament
;
Israel
;
Lebensmittel
;
Symbol
;
Bibel Altes Testament
;
Israel
;
Lebensmittel
;
Speisegebot
;
Bibel Altes Testament
Description / Table of Contents:
Introduction -- Food, anthropology, text and history -- Milk and honey : the diet of the Israelites -- Chewing the cud : food and memory in Deuteronomy -- Mixed menus : the confusion of food in Judges -- Feasting fit for a king : food and the rise of the monarchy -- Taste and discernment : the literary motif of judgement at the table -- You are how you eat : food and identity in the post-exilic period.
Note:
Includes bibliographical references (p. [227]-247) and indexes
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