Food and Identity in Early Rabbinic Judaism

by Jordan Rosenblum and Jordan D. Rosenblum

Book Overview

Food often defines societies and even civilizations. Through particular commensality restrictions, groups form distinct identities: those with whom 'we' eat ('us') and those with whom 'we' cannot eat ('them'). This identity is enacted daily, turning the biological need to eat into a culturally significant activity. In this book, Jordan D. Rosenblum explores how food regulations and practices helped to construct the identity of early rabbinic Judaism...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1107666430
• ISBN13: 9781107666436
• Release Date: February 2014
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 238 Pages
• Weight: 0.78 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.0" x 9.0"