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Eating to Excess

Susan E. Hill
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      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.People in the ancient western world made a distinction between being fat and being a glutton, even when they valued self-control and criticized excessive behavior. Examining many works of early western cultures, this book shows how ancient views both confirm and challenge our contemporary assumptions about fat bodies and gluttons.Eating to Excess: The Meaning of Gluttony and the Fat Body in the Ancient World explores the historical roots of the symbolic relationship between fatness, gluttony, and immorality in western culture. It includes chapters on Greek philosophy, medicine, and physiognomy; Greek and Roman popular culture; early Christianity; and the development of gluttony as one of the seven deadly sins. By examining ancient ideas about gluttony and fat bodies, the author offers new insight into what it means to be human in the western world.Contains various illustrations such as photographs of figures and statues from archeological sties and a depiction of a biblical scene of sacrifice Provides a bibliography of primary and secondary sources after each chapterIncludes a comprehensive index of important topics
      Format: CONTRIBUTORS: Susan E. Hill EAN: 9780313385063 COUNTRY: United States PAGES: WEIGHT: 0 g HEIGHT: 0 cm
      PUBLISHED BY: ABC-CLIO DATE PUBLISHED: 2011-09-12 CITY: GENRE: HISTORY / Ancient / General, HISTORY / World WIDTH: 0 cm SPINE:

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      Ancient World, Cultural studies: food and society, Ancient history, Social and cultural history

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      Susan E. Hill, PhD, is associate professor of religion at the University of Northern Iowa, Cedar Falls, IA.
      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.People in the ancient western world made a distinction between being fat and being a glutton, even when they valued self-control and criticized excessive behavior. Examining many works of early western cultures, this book shows how ancient views both confirm and challenge our contemporary assumptions about fat bodies and gluttons.Eating to Excess: The Meaning of Gluttony and the Fat Body in the Ancient World explores the historical roots of the symbolic relationship between fatness, gluttony, and immorality in western culture. It includes chapters on Greek philosophy, medicine, and physiognomy; Greek and Roman popular culture; early Christianity; and the development of gluttony as one of the seven deadly sins. By examining ancient ideas about gluttony and fat bodies, the author offers new insight into what it means to be human in the western world.Contains various illustrations such as photographs of figures and statues from archeological sties and a depiction of a biblical scene of sacrifice Provides a bibliography of primary and secondary sources after each chapterIncludes a comprehensive index of important topics
      Format: CONTRIBUTORS: Susan E. Hill EAN: 9780313385063 COUNTRY: United States PAGES: WEIGHT: 0 g HEIGHT: 0 cm
      PUBLISHED BY: ABC-CLIO DATE PUBLISHED: 2011-09-12 CITY: GENRE: HISTORY / Ancient / General, HISTORY / World WIDTH: 0 cm SPINE:

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      Ancient World, Cultural studies: food and society, Ancient history, Social and cultural history

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      Susan E. Hill, PhD, is associate professor of religion at the University of Northern Iowa, Cedar Falls, IA.

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