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Gluttony

- The Seven Deadly Sins

By Francine (Director's Fellow Prose

part of the New York Public Library Lectures in Humanities series

Gluttony by Francine (Director's Fellow Prose
About 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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  • Language:
  • English
  • ISBN:
  • 9780195156997
  • Binding:
  • Hardback
  • Pages:
  • 128
  • Published:
  • November 6, 2003
  • Dimensions:
  • 147x227x15 mm.
  • Weight:
  • 286 g.
Delivery: 2-3 weeks
Expected delivery: June 6, 2024

About Francine (Director's Fellow Prose

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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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