A Cultural History of Food in the Medieval Age

Europe was formed in the Middle Ages. The merging of the traditions of Roman-Mediterranean societies with the customs of Northern Europe created new political, economic, social and religious structures and practices. Between 500 and 1300 CE, food in all its manifestations, from agriculture to symbol, became ever more complex and integral to Europe's culture and economy. The period saw the growth of culinary literature, the introduction of new spices and cuisines as a result of trade and war, the impact of the Black Death on food resources, the widening gap between what was eaten by the rich and what by the poor, as well as the influence of religion on food rituals. presents an overview of the period with essays on food production, food systems, food security, safety and crises, food and politics, eating out, professional cooking, kitchens and service work, family and domesticity, body and soul, representations of food, and developments in food production and consumption globally.

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• Authors: Massimo Montanari, Professor Massimo (Universitites of Cat Montanari
• Assisted by: Massimo Montanari (Editor), Professor Massimo (Universitites of Catania and Bologna.) Montanari (Editor)
• Publisher: Berg Publishers Ltd
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 22.05.2014
• EAN: 9780857850249
• ISBN: 978-0-85785-024-9
• No. of pages: 256
• Series: The Cultural Histories; Cultural Histories; The Cultural Histories Series; Bloomsbury 3PL
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > General, dictionaries; Social sciences, law, business > Ethnology > Folklore; Sociology, COOKING / General, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology / General, Sociology: customs & traditions, HISTORY / Social History, Social & cultural history, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Anthropology / Cultural & Social, Social & cultural anthropology, ethnography, Cookery / food & drink etc, Food & society, Social and cultural history, Social and cultural anthropology, Cultural studies: food and society, Cookery / food and drink / food writing