Pre-Columbian Foodways: Interdisciplinary Approaches to Food, Culture, and Markets in Ancient Mesoamerica Hardcover - 2009 - 2010th Edition
by John Staller (Editor); Michael Carrasco (Editor)
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The significance of food and feasting to Pre-Columbian Mesoamerican cultures has been extensively studied by archaeologists, anthropologists and art historians. Foodways studies have been critical to our understanding of early agriculture, political economies, and the domestication and management of plants and animals. Scholars from diverse fields have explored the symbolic complexity of food and its preparation, as well as the social importance of feasting in contemporary and historical societies. This book unites these disciplinary perspectives -- from the social and biological sciences to art history and epigraphy -- creating a work comprehensive in scope, which reveals our increasing understanding of the various roles of foods and cuisines in Mesoamerican cultures.
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The volume is organized thematically into three sections. Part 1 gives an overview of food and feasting practices as well as ancient economies in Mesoamerica. Part 2 details ethnographic, epigraphic and isotopic evidence of these practices. Finally, Part 3 presents the metaphoric value of food in Mesoamerican symbolism, ritual, and mythology. The resulting volume provides a thorough, interdisciplinary resource for understanding, food, feasting, and cultural practices in Mesoamerica.
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- Title Pre-Columbian Foodways: Interdisciplinary Approaches to Food, Culture, and Markets in Ancient Mesoamerica
- Author John Staller (Editor); Michael Carrasco (Editor)
- Binding Hardcover
- Edition number 2010th
- Edition 2010
- Pages 691
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher Springer, New York, NY
- Date 2009-12-08
- Illustrated Yes
- Features Bibliography, Illustrated, Index, Table of Contents
- ISBN 9781441904706 / 1441904700
- Weight 2.56 lbs (1.16 kg)
- Dimensions 9.21 x 6.14 x 1.5 in (23.39 x 15.60 x 3.81 cm)
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Themes
- Cultural Region: Latin America
- Ethnic Orientation: Native American
- Library of Congress subjects Indians of Mexico - Antiquities, Indians of Central America - Antiquities
- Library of Congress Catalog Number 2010292464
- Dewey Decimal Code 900
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