Title: Eating to excess
Description: "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.

"This book is about Eating to Excess - The Meaning of Gluttony and the Fat Body in the Ancient World"--Provided by publisher.
Subjects: Gluttony, Ancient Civilization, Food habits, Ancient History, Obesity, Human body, Excess (Philosophy), History, Civilization, ancient, HISTORY / Ancient / General, HISTORY / World