Raised on Christian Milk: Food and the Formation of the Soul in Early Christianity
(Part of the Synkrisis Series)
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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...
Format:Hardcover
Language:English
ISBN:0300222769
ISBN13:9780300222760
Release Date:June 2017
Publisher:Yale University Press
Length:352 Pages
Weight:1.40 lbs.
Dimensions:1.1" x 6.4" x 9.4"
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