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A Companion to Food in the Ancient World

John Wilkins editor Robin Nadeau editor

Format:Hardback

Publisher:John Wiley and Sons Ltd

Published:21st Aug '15

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A Companion to Food in the Ancient World presents a comprehensive overview of the cultural aspects relating to the production, preparation, and consumption of food and drink in antiquity.

• Provides an up-to-date overview of the study of food in the ancient world

• Addresses all aspects of food production, distribution, preparation, and consumption during antiquity

• Features original scholarship from some of the most influential North American and European specialists in Classical history, ancient history, and archaeology

• Covers a wide geographical range from Britain to ancient Asia, including Egypt and Mesopotamia, Asia Minor, regions surrounding the Black Sea, and China

• Considers the relationships of food in relation to ancient diet, nutrition, philosophy, gender, class, religion, and more

"Food and drink reveal to us the heart of a culture. Much can be learnt through the essays in this significant and important study." (Reference Reviews 2016).

‘Whether one’s passion is cookery books, baking, sacrifice, or butchery, or if kitchens, viniculture, and archaeobotany are more to your taste, readers of all types will find something relevant to dip into here.’ (Tyler Jo Smith, Religious Studies Review, Vol 43, No 2, June 2017).

ISBN: 9781405179409

Dimensions: 252mm x 180mm x 28mm

Weight: 894g

480 pages