Research Catalog

Title

A companion to food in the ancient world / edited by John Wilkins and Robin Nadeau.

Publication

Oxford : Wiley Blackwell, 2015.

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Details

Additional Authors

• Wilkins, John, 1954-
• Nadeau, Robin, 1976-

Description

xii, 457 pages : illustrations; 25 cm

Series Statement

Blackwell companions to the ancient world. Ancient history

Uniform Title

Blackwell companions to the ancient world. Ancient history.

Subjects

• Gastronomy > History
• Food in literature
• Dinners and dining in literature
• Latin literature > History and criticism
• Dinners and dining > History
• Food habits > History
• Greek literature > History and criticism

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contents

Literature and approaches -- Food in greek literature / Richard Hunter & Demetra Koukouzika -- Athenaeus the encyclopedist / Oswyn Murray -- Food in Latin literature / Matthew Leigh -- Cookery books / Robin Nadeau -- Medical literature, diet and health / John Wilkins -- Food and ancient philosophy / Paul Scade -- Food, gender and sexuality / Florence Dupont -- Class and power / Elke Stein-Hölkeskamp -- The archaeology of food consumption / Martin Pitts -- Roman food remains in archaeology and the contents of a Roman sewer at Herculaneum / Mark Robinson & Erica Rowan -- Anthropology and food studies / Sarah Hitch -- Art & images: feasting in ancient Greece and Rome / François Lissarrague -- Production & transport -- Animals, meat and alimentary by-products: patterns of production and consumption / Christophe Chandezon -- Fish / Dimitra Mylona -- Agriculture / Geoffrey Kron -- Storage and transport / Robert I. Curtis -- Supplying cities / Paul Erdkamp -- Preparation -- Men, women and slaves / Andrew Dalby -- Kitchens / Bradley A. Ault -- Baking and cooking / Nicolas Monteix -- Dining in ancient Greece / Pauline Schmitt Pantel -- Symposium / Sean Corner -- Royal feasting / Konrad Vössing -- Roman dining / John F. Donahue -- Table manners / Robin Nadeau -- Wine appreciation in ancient Greece / Thibaut Boulay -- Cultures beyond Athens and Rome -- Food, culture and environment in ancient Asia Minor / Stephen Mitchell -- Food among Greeks of the Black Sea: the challenging diet of Olbia / David Braund -- Mesopotamia / Brigitte Lion -- Food in ancient Egypt / Pierre Tallet -- "Celtic" food: perspectives from Britain / Martin Pitts -- Food & religion. Great food cultures -- Sacrifice / Sarah Hitch -- Jewish meals in antiquity / Jordan D. Rosenblum -- Food and dining in early Christianity / Dennis E. Smith -- Byzantium / Béatrice Caseau -- Medieval food / Bruno Laurioux -- Food in antiquity: the Islamic dimension / David Waines -- The ideological foundations of the food culture of pre-imperial China / Françoise Sabban.

Call Number

JFF 15-1364

ISBN

• 9781405179409 (cloth)
• 1405179406 (cloth)

LCCN

2014048329

OCLC

885229454

Title

A companion to food in the ancient world / edited by John Wilkins and Robin Nadeau.

Publisher

Oxford : Wiley Blackwell, 2015.

Type of Content

text

Type of Medium

unmediated

Type of Carrier

volume

Series

Blackwell companions to the ancient world. Ancient history

Blackwell companions to the ancient world. Ancient history.

Bibliography

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Added Author

Wilkins, John, 1954-

Nadeau, Robin, 1976-

Other Form:

Online version: Companion to food in the ancient world Oxford : john Wiley & Sons Inc., 2015 9781118878194 (DLC) 2015000633

Research Call Number

JFF 15-1364