The Singular Beast - Jews, Christians, and the Pig (Paperback, Revised)

Throughout history, the slaughter and consumption of the pig has been the inspiration for role-playing and taboos, and at the centre of practices that defined the boundaries between Christians and Jews. An exploration of the pig in Judeo-Christian culture and European anti-semitism, this work chronicles the cultural and religious character of a creature that occupies an ambiguous place in the families of those who raise them - at once nearly a member of the family and a potential meal. The author details the folkloric beliefs still found among both provincial and urban Europeans and the rituals that have been associated with the slaughter and consumption of pigs from the Middle Ages until today. The book also demonstrates the continuing power of symbols to sustain or create ethnic identities.

General

Imprint:	Columbia University Press
Country of origin:	United States
Series:	European Perspectives: A Series in Social Thought and Cultural Criticism
Release date:	September 1999
First published:	September 1999
Translators:	Carol Volk
Authors:	Claudine Fabre-Vassas
Dimensions:	229 x 140 x 38mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback - Trade
Pages:	448
Edition:	Revised
ISBN-13:	978-0-231-10367-1
Categories:	Books > Reference & Interdisciplinary > Interdisciplinary studies > Cultural studies > General Books > Humanities > Religion & beliefs > Christianity > General Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Ethnic studies > Jewish studies Books > Social sciences > Education > Higher & further education > General Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Social institutions > Customs & folklore > Customs Books > Religion & Spirituality > Christianity > General Books > Christianity
LSN:	0-231-10367-0
Barcode:	9780231103671

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