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This brief history of gluttony traces the changing cultural attitudes towards food and pleasure, scarcity and abundance. It reveals how notions of saintliness and purity have helped form modern views of enjoyment, self-mortification and ultimately nutrition.

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  • Language:
  • English
  • ISBN:
  • 9780195156997
  • Binding:
  • Hardback
  • Pages:
  • 128
  • Published:
  • November 5, 2003
  • Dimensions:
  • 147x227x15 mm.
  • Weight:
  • 286 g.
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Expected delivery: December 14, 2024

Description of Gluttony

This brief history of gluttony traces the changing cultural attitudes towards food and pleasure, scarcity and abundance. It reveals how notions of saintliness and purity have helped form modern views of enjoyment, self-mortification and ultimately nutrition.

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