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The hungry soul : eating and the perfecting of our nature

Author:Leon Kass

Summary:"The Hungry Soul is a fascinating exploration of the natural and cultural act of eating. Kass brilliantly reveals how the various aspects of this phenomenon, and the customs, rituals, and taboos surrounding it, relate to universal and profound truths about the human animal and its deepest yearnings"-- Publisher's description

Print Book, English, 1999

Edition:University of Chicago Press ed View all formats and editions

Publisher: University of Chicago Press, Chicago, 1999

Physical Description:xxiv, 248 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm

ISBN:

9780226425689, 0226425681

OCLC Number / Unique Identifier:40398017

Subjects:

Eating (Philosophy)

Notes:

Originally published: New York : Free Press ; Toronto : Maxwell Macmillan Canada ; New York : Maxwell Macmillan International, ©1994

"With a new foreword."

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