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Food, festival, and religion : materiality and place in Italy /

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Howell, Francesca Ciancimino (Author)
Corporate Author: EBSCOhost
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York : Bloomsbury Academic, 2018.
Series:Bloomsbury studies in material religion.
Subjects:
Fasts and feasts > Italy, Northern.
Festivals > Italy, Northern.
Italy, Northern > Religious life and customs.
Italy, Northern > Social life and customs.
RELIGION > Reference.
Fasts and feasts.
Festivals.
Manners and customs.
Northern Italy.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
  • Materiality, things, and power
  • The phenomenon of the community festival
  • Community, tradition, and festivals in Lombardy
  • Community, tradition, food, and festival in Piedmont
  • Feasting and living paganism in Northern Italy
  • Theoretical foundations and diverse perspectives
  • Analyses and conclusions.