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 196
... laws of the Israelites , first established in biblical times and still practiced by religiously observant Jews down to the present day . The laws of interest are enunciated primarily in the eleventh chap- ter of the Book of Leviticus ...
... laws of the Israelites , first established in biblical times and still practiced by religiously observant Jews down to the present day . The laws of interest are enunciated primarily in the eleventh chap- ter of the Book of Leviticus ...
Pagina 197
... laws these are , it is a questionable practice to raise questions about the why of the dietary laws . The first and also the last thing to be said about them is that they are laws , to be obeyed ; that they are commanded by God is the ...
... laws these are , it is a questionable practice to raise questions about the why of the dietary laws . The first and also the last thing to be said about them is that they are laws , to be obeyed ; that they are commanded by God is the ...
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... laws is holiness . * The context in which the dietary laws of Leviticus are given demonstrates that the concern is with purity and sanctity . Most of the laws governing the moral or political relations between man and man had already ...
... laws is holiness . * The context in which the dietary laws of Leviticus are given demonstrates that the concern is with purity and sanctity . Most of the laws governing the moral or political relations between man and man had already ...
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