Meals in the Early Christian World Social Formation, Experimentation, and Conflict at the Table
Description
This book provides three categories of investigation: 1) The Typology and Context of the Greco-Roman Banquet, 2) Who Was at the Greco-Roman Banquets, and 3) The Culture of Reclining. Together these studies establish festive meals as an essential lens into social formation in the Greco-Roman world.
Keywords
HistoryEuropeAncientReligionSocial ScienceSociology of ReligionChristianityLiterary CriticismAncient & ClassicalSociology
2012Book
Author(s)Dennis Smith
PublisherPalgrave Macmillan US
ISBN9781137002884
LanguageEnglish
