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Eating to excess : the meaning of gluttony and the fat body in the ancient world / Susan E. Hill.
"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.
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- ISBN: 9780313385063 (hardback)
- ISBN: 0313385068 (hardback)
- Physical Description: xiv, 178 p. : ill., map ; 25 cm.
- Publisher: Santa Barbara, Calif. : Praeger, c2011.
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| Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Formatted Contents Note: | Introduction: the glutton and the fat body in the ancient world -- All fat is the lord's -- Philosophizing excess in Plato and Aristotle -- Inside and out: medicine, health, and physiognomy in the ancient world -- Popular gluttons and fat bodies: the trickster Herakles, Petronius's Satyricon, and Anthenaeus's The learned banqueters -- Ingest the world, not the world: early Christian ideas of excess and self-restraint -- Gluttony becomes a deadly sin. |
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| Subject: | Food habits > History. Gluttony > History. Human body > History. Obesity > History. Excess (Philosophy) Civilization, Ancient. History, Ancient. |
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kirtland Community College Library | GT 2850 .H55 2011 | 30543112 | General Collection | Available | - |