Our Daily Bread: Its Cultural and Religious Significance throughout History

by Predrag Matvejević

Our Daily Bread charmingly weaves together the customs, rituals, anecdotes, legends and sayings that tell the story of bread, from Mesopotamia, through Egypt, to the Far East, ancient Greece, ancient Rome, and the New World.

Matvejevic shows how bread is depicted in literature and art (with beautiful illustrations) and examines especially closely the role of bread in the major world religions, drawing from the Bible,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1912545098
• ISBN13: 9781912545094
• Release Date: September 2020
• Publisher: Istros Books
• Length: 168 Pages
• Weight: 0.48 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 5.5" x 8.5"