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Wendy Mayer Silke Trzcionka

Feast, Fast or Famine

Food and Drink in Byzantium

Wendy Mayer,  Silke Trzcionka

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English
Centre Study Aust Christi
01 June 2005
History; Classical history & classical civilisation; Social & cultural history; Judaism; Food & society
Series: Byzantina Australiensia
In recent decades there has been an increasing interest in the study of food and drink in the ancient, Mediaeval and Byzantine worlds and of their supply and consumption.

This volume presents selected papers from the biennial conference of the Australian Association for Byzantine Studies, which was held at the University of Adelaide, 11-12 July 2003.

The theme was food and drink in Byzantium.

Published selectively in the present volume, the papers of the conference are augmented by contributions from international scholars.

While some papers address the use of food directly (children's diet, fasting) or tangentially (in love spells), or discuss philosophical approaches towards food (vegetarianism), other papers in this volume examine the topic from another perspective: the role and perception of food and drink - and their consumption - in society.

Yet others examine issues of supply (military logistics) and the role it played in shaping Byzantium.

This volume will appeal to readers interested in the history of food, in late antique and Byzantine society, in Byzantine rhetoric, in magic in late antiquity and in the Jews in early Byzantium.
Edited by:   ,
Imprint:   Centre Study Aust Christi
Country of Publication:   Australia
Dimensions:   Height: 235mm,  Width: 155mm, 
Weight:   457g
ISBN:   9781876503185
ISBN 10:   1876503181
Series:   Byzantina Australiensia
Publication Date:  
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Undergraduate
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active

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