Author : John Wilkins,Robin Nadeau
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 472 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 2015-06-29
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9781118878231
A Companion to Food in the Ancient World by John Wilkins,Robin Nadeau Pdf
A Companion to Food in the Ancient World presents acomprehensive overview of the cultural aspects relating to theproduction, preparation, and consumption of food and drink inantiquity. • Provides an up-to-date overview of the study of food inthe ancient world • Addresses all aspects of food production, distribution,preparation, and consumption during antiquity • Features original scholarship from some of the mostinfluential North American and European specialists in Classicalhistory, ancient history, and archaeology • Covers a wide geographical range from Britain to ancientAsia, including Egypt and Mesopotamia, Asia Minor, regionssurrounding the Black Sea, and China • Considers the relationships of food in relation toancient diet, nutrition, philosophy, gender, class, religion, andmore