Of tripod and palate : food, politics and religion in traditional China / / editor, Roel Sterckx

• Pubblicazione: New York : , : Palgrave Macmillan, , 2005
• Edizione: First edition.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (vi, 256 pages) : illustrations
• Disciplina: 306.095
• Soggetto topico: Food habits - China - History; Food - Political aspects - China; Food - Religious aspects - China
• Altri autori: SterckxRoel <1969->
• Note generali: Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Sommario/riassunto: Attitudes toward food and commensality constituted a central fiber in the social, religious, and political fabric of ancient Chinese society. The offering of sacrifices, the banqueting of guests, and the ritual preparation, prohibition or consumption of food and drink were central elements in each of China's three main religious traditions: the Classicist (Confucian) tradition, religious Daoism, and Buddhism. What links late Shang and Zhou bronze vessels to Buddhist dietary codes or Daoist recipes for immortality is a poignant testimony that culinary activity - fasting and feasting - governed not only human relationships but also fermented the communication between humans and the spirit world. In Of Tripod and Palate leading scholars examine the relationship between secular and religious food culture in ancient China from various perspectives.
• Titolo autorizzato: Of tripod and palate
• ISBN: 1-281-36454-1; 9786611364540; 1-4039-7927-8
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910826412403321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II