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Meals in the Early Christian World: Social Formation, Experimentation, and Conflict at the Table
Dennis E. Smith
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Description for Meals in the Early Christian World: Social Formation, Experimentation, and Conflict at the Table
Hardcover. This book provides three categories of investigation: 1) The Typology and Context of the Greco-Roman Banquet, 2) Who Was at the Greco-Roman Banquets, and 3) The Culture of Reclining. Together these studies establish festive meals as an essential lens into social formation in the Greco-Roman world. Editor(s): Taussig, Hal. Num Pages: 326 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBLA1; HRCR; HRCV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 221 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 516.
This book provides three categories of investigation: 1) The Typology and Context of the Greco-Roman Banquet, 2) Who Was at the Greco-Roman Banquets, and 3) The Culture of Reclining. Together these studies establish festive meals as an essential lens into social formation in the Greco-Roman world.
This book provides three categories of investigation: 1) The Typology and Context of the Greco-Roman Banquet, 2) Who Was at the Greco-Roman Banquets, and 3) The Culture of Reclining. Together these studies establish festive meals as an essential lens into social formation in the Greco-Roman world.
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
328
Condition
New
Number of Pages
315
Place of Publication
Basingstoke, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781137002884
SKU
V9781137002884
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About Dennis E. Smith
Ellen Bradshaw Aitken, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada Richard S. Ascough, Queen's University, Kingston, Ontario, Canada Carly Daniel Hughes, Concordia University, Montreal, Canada Nancy A. Evans, Wheaton College, Norton, Massachusetts, USA Jennifer A. Glancy, Le Moyne College, Syracuse, New York, USA Matthias Klinghardt, Institut für evangelische Theologie, Technische Universität, Dresden, Germany Lillian I. Larsen, University of Redlands, USA Susan Marks, ... Read more
Reviews for Meals in the Early Christian World: Social Formation, Experimentation, and Conflict at the Table
"In the beginning was the meal - the most basic and pervasive of social formations in the ancient world. These studies take us into this intimate world to discover its customs, its culture, and its power to create community among companions. A critical contribution to the study of antiquity and the social world of early Christianity." - Stephen J. Patterson, ... Read more