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Food and Transformation in Ancient Mediterranean Literature

Name: Food and Transformation in Ancient Mediterranean Literature
Price: 27.45 GBP
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Author: Meredith J. C. Warren
ISBN: 9780884143567

by Meredith J. C. Warren

Hardback
206 pages
Publisher: SBL Press
15.3 x 22.9 x 1.7 cm

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For students and scholars of ancient religious texts

Explains the significance of eating divine substances

Gain deeper insight into biblical and mythic stories

Discover the ancient religious practice of hierophagy, a unique form of transformational eating found in historical Mediterranean, Jewish, and Christian texts.

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In this book Meredith J.C. Warren identifies and defines a new genre in ancient texts that she terms hierophagy, a specific type of transformational eating where otherworldly things are consumed. Multiple ancient Mediterranean, Jewish, and Christian texts represent the ramifications of consuming otherworldly food, ramifications which were understood across religious boundaries. Reading ancient texts through the lens of hierophagy helps scholars and students interpret difficult passages in Joseph and Aseneth, 4 Ezra, Revelation 10, and the Persephone myths, among others.