From the ancient Near East to modern-day North America, communal
consumption of food and drink punctuates the rhythms of human
societies. Feasts serve many social purposes, establishing
alliances for war and marriage, mobilizing labor, creating
political power and economic advantages, and redistributing wealth.
In this collection of fifteen essays, archaeologists and
ethnographers explore the material record of food and its
consumption as social practice. They examine the locations of
roasting pits, hearths, and refuse deposits, or the presence of
special decorative ceramics, and infer ways in which feasting
traditions reveal social structures of lineage, clan, moiety, and
polity.
General
| Imprint: |
The University of Alabama Press
|
| Country of origin: |
United States |
| Release date: |
April 2010 |
| First published: |
April 2010 |
| Editors: |
Michael Dietler
|
| Dimensions: |
229 x 152 x 33mm (L x W x T) |
| Format: |
Paperback
|
| Pages: |
444 |
| ISBN-13: |
978-0-8173-5641-5 |
| Categories: |
Books >
Social sciences >
General
|
| LSN: |
0-8173-5641-X |
| Barcode: |
9780817356415 |
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