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Raised on Christian Milk: Food and the Formation of the Soul in Early Christianity
John David Penniman
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Description for Raised on Christian Milk: Food and the Formation of the Soul in Early Christianity
Hardback. A fascinating new study of the symbolic power of food and its role in forming kinship bonds and religious identity in early Christianity Series: Synkrisis. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: HRAX; HRC; HRCR; HRCV4. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 156. .
A fascinating new study of the symbolic power of food and its role in forming kinship bonds and religious identity in early Christianity Scholar of religion John Penniman considers the symbolic importance of food in the early Roman world in an engaging and original new study that demonstrates how eating well was a pervasive idea that served diverse theories of growth, education, and religious identity. Penniman places early Christian discussion of food in its moral, medical, legal, and social contexts, revealing how nourishment, especially breast milk, was invested with the power to transfer characteristics, ... Read more
A fascinating new study of the symbolic power of food and its role in forming kinship bonds and religious identity in early Christianity Scholar of religion John Penniman considers the symbolic importance of food in the early Roman world in an engaging and original new study that demonstrates how eating well was a pervasive idea that served diverse theories of growth, education, and religious identity. Penniman places early Christian discussion of food in its moral, medical, legal, and social contexts, revealing how nourishment, especially breast milk, was invested with the power to transfer characteristics, ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Yale University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Series
Synkrisis
Condition
New
Number of Pages
352
Place of Publication
, United States
ISBN
9780300222760
SKU
V9780300222760
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About John David Penniman
John David Penniman is assistant professor of religious studies at Bucknell University. He has published articles in Church History,Marginalia Review of Books, and the Journal of Early Christian Studies.
Reviews for Raised on Christian Milk: Food and the Formation of the Soul in Early Christianity
John Penniman's account of early Christian food symbolism, focusing particularly on the Pauline trope of milk opposed to solid food, offers an insightful interpretation of ancient eating well that by turns satisfies and stimulates the scholarly appetite. -Andrew McGowan, Yale University
Andrew McGowan Raised on Christian Milk is an impressive, well-written book that shows how the ... Read more
Andrew McGowan Raised on Christian Milk is an impressive, well-written book that shows how the ... Read more