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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... transformed by and re - formed into the eater . The transformation is , of course , never complete ; some of the in- gested materials resist digestive breakdown ; some of the simples produced by digestion are rejected for absorption ...
... transformed by and re - formed into the eater . The transformation is , of course , never complete ; some of the in- gested materials resist digestive breakdown ; some of the simples produced by digestion are rejected for absorption ...
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... transformations ; it remains unaltered , like the fireplace that hosts but escapes the transformation of the fuel - con- suming fires . * * The word " fuel , " from the Old French fowaille , may be etymologically related to the Latin ...
... transformations ; it remains unaltered , like the fireplace that hosts but escapes the transformation of the fuel - con- suming fires . * * The word " fuel , " from the Old French fowaille , may be etymologically related to the Latin ...
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... transforming materials : As discriminative , it is a species of awareness and receptiv- ity , but because it ... transformation . The aes- thetic turns out to be that aspect of life where the somatic and psy- chic most fully fuse ...
... transforming materials : As discriminative , it is a species of awareness and receptiv- ity , but because it ... transformation . The aes- thetic turns out to be that aspect of life where the somatic and psy- chic most fully fuse ...
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