Food, feasts, and faith : an encyclopedia of food culture in world religions / Paul Fieldhouse.

Author/creator Fieldhouse, Paul author.
Format Electronic
PublicationSanta Barbara, California : ABC-CLIO, an Imprint of ABC-CLIO, LLC, [2017]
Description1 online resource (2 volumes (xxiv, 672 pages)
Supplemental ContentEbook Central
Subjects

Contents Volume 1. A-K -- volume 2. L-Z.
Abstract This two-volume set offers information on food-related religious beliefs, customs, and practices from around the world. Provides up-to-date factual information, introduces concepts of food as being more than just nutrients, and enables an understanding of diverse religious traditions and the importance of food in people's lives. Includes coverage of less well-known rituals and religions that are often skipped in world religion texts.
General notePrint version cataloged as a monographic set by the Library of Congress.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
Source of descriptionDescription based on online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on July 25, 2017).
Issued in other formPrint version: Fieldhouse, Paul. Food, feasts, and faith. Santa Barbara, California : ABC-CLIO, an Imprint of ABC-CLIO, LLC, [2017] 9781610694117
Genre/formElectronic books.
Genre/formEncyclopedias.
LCCN 2016055319
ISBN9781610694124 electronic book
ISBN1610694120 electronic book
ISBNset ; acid-free paper
ISBNset ; acid-free paper
ISBNvolume 1 : acid-free paper
ISBNvolume 1 : acid-free paper
ISBNvolume 2 : acid-free paper
ISBNvolume 2 : acid-free paper
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