Title: Eating to excess : the meaning of gluttony and the fat body in the ancient world /
Authors: Hill, Susan E.
Publisher: Praeger,
Year: 2011
Subjects: HISTORY / World.; HISTORY / Ancient / General.; Gluttony History.; Food habits History; Human body History.; Obesity History.; Excess (Philosophy); Civilization, Ancient; History, Ancient
Abstract: "This provocative book explores how ancient notions about the fat body and the glutton in western culture both challenge and confirm ideas about what it means to be overweight and gluttonous today"--Provided by publisher.