Insatiable Appetite : Food As Cultural Signifier in the Middle East and Beyond
Subtitle: Food As Cultural Signifier in the Middle East and Beyond
Publisher: BRILL
Published: 2019
Language: eng
Number of pages: 362
ISBN-13: 9789004413023
Description: Insatiable Appetite: Food as Cultural Signifier in the Middle East and Beyond explores the cultural ramifications of food and foodways in the Mediterranean, and Arab-Muslim countries in particular. The volume addresses the cultural meanings of food from a wider chronological scope, from antiquity to present, adopting approaches from various disciplines, including classical Greek philology, Arabic literature, Islamic studies, anthropology, and history. The contributions to the book are structured around six thematic parts, ranging in focus from social status to religious prohibitions, gender issues, intoxicants, vegetarianism, and management of scarcity.