Gluttony: the seven deadly sins
Auteur :
Prose, Francine
Éditeur :
Oxford University Press
ISBN :
9780195156997
Date de publication :
6 nov. 2003
Dimensions :
12,9 x 18,5 x 1,6 cm
Poids :
264 g
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
Grande Bretagne
This brief history of gluttony traces the changing cultural attitudes towards food and pleasure, scarcity and abundance. It reveals how notions of saintliness and purity have helped form modern views of enjoyment, self-mortification and ultimately nutrition.