The Singular Beast: Jews, Christians, and the Pig

By: Fabre-Vassas, Claudine

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Throughout history, the slaughter and consumption of the pig has been the inspiration for role-playing and taboos, and at the centre of practices that defined the boundaries between Christians and Jews. An exploration of the pig in Judeo-Christian culture and European anti-semitism, this work chronicles the cultural and religious character of a creature that occupies an ambiguous place in the families of those who raise them - at once nearly a member...

Format:Hardcover

Language:English

ISBN:0231103662

ISBN13:9780231103664

Release Date:April 1997

Publisher:Columbia University Press

Length:448 Pages

Weight:1.75 lbs.

Dimensions:1.1" x 6.5" x 10.0"

Grade Range:Postsecondary and higher

Related Subjects

Anthropology History History of Religion Humanities Judaism Politics & Social Sciences Religion Religion & Spirituality Religious History Religious Studies Social Science Social Sciences

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