Foreigners and Their Food
Author | : David M. Freidenreich |
Publisher | : Univ of California Press |
Total Pages | : 346 |
Release | : 2011-07-02 |
ISBN-10 | : 9780520253216 |
ISBN-13 | : 0520253213 |
Rating | : 4/5 (213 Downloads) |
Download or read book Foreigners and Their Food written by David M. Freidenreich and published by Univ of California Press. This book was released on 2011-07-02 with total page 346 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “Written in lucid prose, Freidenreich displays a masterful command of a variety of sources and scholarship. He enviably manages an arduous task: to write an accessible book that is, at the same time, a major contribution to several academic disciplines.” —Jordan D. Rosenblum, author of Food and Identity in Early Rabbinic Judaism “Can a Muslim eat meat from a Christian butcher? Can a Jew drink wine that has been handled by a Christian? Breaking through disciplinary, linguistic, and religious boundaries that often dominate scholarship, David Freidenreich offers a fascinating synthesis of these and countless other issues. This is a rich feast.” —John Tolan, author of Saint Francis and the Sultan: The Curious History of a Christian-Muslim Encounter