The Hungry Soul: Eating and the Perfecting of Our NatureFree Press, 1994 - 248 pagini What is the full meaning of eating? What does it reveal about the soul? What is the meaning of human omnivorousness and the myriad customs that refine human eating, transforming animal feeding into human dining? This book examines the phenomena of eating, natural and cultural - from metabolism, appetite, and taste, to hospitality, table manners, and the ritual meal, and reveals how eating not only feeds the body but also nourishes the soul. |
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Pagina 72
... able to grasp and exploit this distinction between image and original . Perhaps because he is upright and hence best built for the detached surveying of the entire scene , he is able detachedly to include his own experience of seeing ...
... able to grasp and exploit this distinction between image and original . Perhaps because he is upright and hence best built for the detached surveying of the entire scene , he is able detachedly to include his own experience of seeing ...
Pagina 105
... able to penetrate their disguise — that is , un- like Abraham , he would not have been able to see the divine " with- in " the human . Lot is hanging about the gate of the city , does not rush forth to meet them , insists with unseemly ...
... able to penetrate their disguise — that is , un- like Abraham , he would not have been able to see the divine " with- in " the human . Lot is hanging about the gate of the city , does not rush forth to meet them , insists with unseemly ...
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... able to satisfy it . Appreciating fully the first necessity of everyday life , we might even be able to begin restoring our ailing cultural spirit . It seems there was wisdom in the apple after all . Next time you sit down to eat you ...
... able to satisfy it . Appreciating fully the first necessity of everyday life , we might even be able to begin restoring our ailing cultural spirit . It seems there was wisdom in the apple after all . Next time you sit down to eat you ...
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