Of Tripod and Palate : Food, Politics, and Religion in Traditional China /

Attitudes toward food and commensality constituted a central fiber in the social, religious, and political fabric of ancient Chinese society. The offering of sacrifices, the banqueting of guests, and the ritual preparation, prohibition or consumption of food and drink were central elements in each o...

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Corporate Author:	SpringerLink (Online service)
Other Authors:	Sterckx, Roel (Editor)
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	New York : Palgrave Macmillan US : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan, 2005.
Subjects:	Cultural and Media Studies. Asian Culture. Asian History. Cultural Anthropology. Cultural History. Religious Studies, general. Social Anthropology. Civilization > History. Culture > Study and teaching. Ethnology > Asia. Ethnology. Religion. Asia > History. Electronic books.
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