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Foreigners and Their Food: Constructing Otherness in Jewish, Christian, and Islamic Law David M. Freidenreich
Foreigners and Their Food: Constructing Otherness in Jewish, Christian, and Islamic Law
David M. Freidenreich
Explores how Jews, Christians, and Muslims conceptualize us and them through rules about the preparation of food by adherents of other religions and the act of eating with such outsiders. The author analyzes the significance of food to religious formation, elucidating the ways medieval scholars use food restrictions to think about the other.
352 pages, 1 b/w photograph, 10 line illustrations
| Media | Books Paperback Book (Book with soft cover and glued back) |
| Released | December 19, 2014 |
| ISBN13 | 9780520286276 |
| Publishers | University of California Press |
| Pages | 352 |
| Dimensions | 153 × 230 × 24 mm · 498 g |
| Language | English |