Food often defines societies and even civilizations. Through particular commensality restrictions, groups form distinct identities. This identity is enacted dai
This is the first book about the meals of Early Judaism. As such it breaks important new ground in establishing the basis for understanding the centrality of me
This book explores the history of Jewish eating and Jewish identity, from the Bible to the present. The lessons of this book rest squarely on the much-quoted in
Foreigners and Their Food explores how Jews, Christians, and Muslims conceptualize “us” and “them” through rules about the preparation of food by adhere