Feasting and Fasting : : The History and Ethics of Jewish Food /

Feasting and Fasting : : The History and Ethics of Jewish Food / / ed. by Jody Myers, Jordan D. Rosenblum, Aaron S. Gross.

How Judaism and food are intertwined Judaism is a religion that is enthusiastic about food. Jewish holidays are inevitably celebrated through eating particular foods, or around fasting and then eating particular foods. Through fasting, feasting, dining, and noshing, food infuses the rich traditions...

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Superior document:Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter EBOOK PACKAGE COMPLETE 2020 English
MitwirkendeR:
Brumberg-Kraus, Jonathan,
Crane, Jonathan K.,
Diner, Hasia R.,
Diner, Hasia,
Eleff, Zev,
Foer, Jonathan Safran,
Freidenreich, David M.,
Goodfriend, Elaine Adler,
Gross, Aaron S.,
Gross, Rachel B.,
Kraemer, David C.,
Krone, Adrienne,
Marks, Susan,
Myers, Jody,
Pava, Moses,
Rac, Katalin Franciska,
Ratzman, Elliot,
Rosenblum, Jordan D.,
Thompson, Jennifer A.,
Weiss, Daniel H.,
HerausgeberIn:
Gross, Aaron S.,
Myers, Jody,
Rosenblum, Jordan D.,
Place / Publishing House:New York, NY : : New York University Press, , [2020]
©2020
Year of Publication:2020
Language:English
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Physical Description:1 online resource :; 3 black and white illustrations
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Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Foreword
  • Introduction
  • Part 1. History
  • Introduction to Part 1
  • 1. Food in the Biblical Era
  • 2. Food in the Rabbinic Era
  • 3. Food in the Medieval Era
  • 4. Food in the Modern Era
  • Part 2. Food and Culture
  • Introduction to Part 2
  • 5. A Brief History of Jews and Garlic
  • 6. Jewish, Christian, and Islamic Perspectives on Food and Jewishness
  • 7. How Ancient Greeks, Romans, Jews, and Christians Drank Their Wine
  • 8. Jews, Schmaltz, and Crisco in the Age of Industrial Food
  • 9. The Search for Religious Authenticity and the Case of Passover Peanut Oil
  • 10. How Shabbat Cholent Became a Secular Hungarian Favorite
  • Part 3. Ethics
  • Introduction to Part 3
  • 11. Jewish Ethics and Morality in the Garden
  • 12. Ecological Ethics in the Jewish Community Farming Movement
  • 13. Bloodshed and the Ethics and Theopolitics of the Jewish Dietary Laws
  • 14. The Virtues of Keeping Kosher
  • 15. Jewish Ethics, the Kosher Industry, and the Fall of Agriprocessors
  • 16. A Satisfying Eating Ethic
  • 17. The Ethics of Eating Animals
  • Afterword
  • Acknowledgments
  • About the Editors
  • About the Contributors
  • Index

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