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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... understanding of the world , including the place of man with- in the whole . Such an understanding , I submit , is embodied in the dietary laws of the Israelites , first established in biblical times and still practiced by religiously ...
... understanding of the world , including the place of man with- in the whole . Such an understanding , I submit , is embodied in the dietary laws of the Israelites , first established in biblical times and still practiced by religiously ...
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... understanding , song and worship . And , as self - conscious beings , we especially crave self - understanding and knowledge of our place in the larger whole . All these appetites of the hungry soul can in fact be satisfied at the table ...
... understanding , song and worship . And , as self - conscious beings , we especially crave self - understanding and knowledge of our place in the larger whole . All these appetites of the hungry soul can in fact be satisfied at the table ...
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... understanding than is currently available in our dominant modes of thought . For we can now correct the shrunken and mis- leading opinions about ourselves and our world that are the legacy of our reductive science . We are now in a ...
... understanding than is currently available in our dominant modes of thought . For we can now correct the shrunken and mis- leading opinions about ourselves and our world that are the legacy of our reductive science . We are now in a ...
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