| 'He Is a Glutton and a Drunkard' Deviant Consumption in the Hebrew Bible Contributor(s): Welton, Rebekah (Author) |
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ISBN: 9004423486 ISBN-13: 9789004423480 Publisher: Brill OUR PRICE: $151.05 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: February 2020 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Religion | Biblical Criticism & Interpretation - Old Testament - Religion | Judaism - Rituals & Practice |
| Physical Information: 1" H x 6.3" W x 9.4" (1.40 lbs) 356 pages |
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| Publisher Description: In 'He is a Glutton and a Drunkard' Deviant Consumption in the Hebrew Bible Rebekah Welton uses interdisciplinary approaches to explore the social and ritual roles of food and alcohol in Late Bronze Age to Persian-period Syro-Palestine (1550 BCE-400 BCE). This contextual backdrop throws into relief episodes of consumption deemed to be excessive or deviant by biblical writers. Welton emphasises the social networks of the household in which food was entangled, arguing that household animals and ritual foodstuffs were social agents, challenging traditional understandings of sacrifice. For the first time, the accusation of being a 'glutton and a drunkard' (Deut 21:18-21) is convincingly re-interpreted in its alimentary and socio-ritual contexts. |