ISBN:
9780367364083
,
9781032234991
Language:
English
Pages:
xvi, 288 Seiten
,
Illustrationen, Karten, Pläne
Series Statement:
Studies in medieval history and culture
Parallel Title:
Erscheint auch als García Marsilla, Juan Vicente, 1965- Food consumption in medieval Iberia
Parallel Title:
Erscheint auch als García Marsilla, Juan Vicente, 1965 - Food consumption in medieval Iberia
DDC:
394.1/20946
Keywords:
Food habits History to 1500
;
Gastronomy To 1500
;
Food Religious aspects
;
Cooking, Medieval
;
Iberian Peninsula Social life and customs To 1500
;
History
Abstract:
Fighting for food in the great medieval market : forms and problems of food supply -- From the fields to the marketplace : the first steps in medieval food production and distribution -- Avoiding the market : medieval self-sufficiency, provisions, sorage and the conservation of food -- The kitchen : culture and flavour -- Around the table : the culture of dining objects and the rites of conviviality -- Eating according to status : food as a symbol of social hierarchy -- The food of the others : religious minorities and food conflicts -- Epilogue.
Abstract:
"From the banquets of kings and nobles to the daily struggle for the subsistence of the poor, food was already much more than a biological necessity in the Middle Ages: it was a social phenomenon full of meaning. In this book all the implications and meanings that food had on the Iberian Peninsula between the 13th and 15th centuries are analysed. Historical assessment of the region is particularly rewarding because of the quantity and variety of historical sources, and because of the coexistence in medieval Iberia of the three great monotheistic religions, Christianity, Judaism and Islam. Taking both economic and sociological perspectives, every aspect of food is analysed, from the commercialization of food production to its consumption, and from the evolution of culinary techniques to table manners"--
Note:
Includes bibliographical references and index
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