Nectar and Ambrosia: An Encyclopedia of Food in World MythologyBloomsbury Academic, 26. 10. 2000. - 285 страница A publishing first, Nectar and Ambrosia presents an encyclopedic treatment of the magic properties and uses of food by mortals and immortals alike, from the pages of myth and legend. |
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... meat she had been cooking in magic pots . She then sent the men home with her precious corn seeds , and sent the herds out of her mountain cave to the open plains and the tribal hunting grounds . The Plains Indians considered buffalo meat ...
... meat she had been cooking in magic pots . She then sent the men home with her precious corn seeds , and sent the herds out of her mountain cave to the open plains and the tribal hunting grounds . The Plains Indians considered buffalo meat ...
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... MEAT Throughout history , two contradictory no- tions have defined people's views on the con- sumption of meat . At one extreme was the view that killing and eating animals fostered ferocity and led to cannibalism ; at the other extreme ...
... MEAT Throughout history , two contradictory no- tions have defined people's views on the con- sumption of meat . At one extreme was the view that killing and eating animals fostered ferocity and led to cannibalism ; at the other extreme ...
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... meat eating became a necessary act , a way of thanking the higher powers for providing sustenance . Meat eating in the ancient world often in- volved sacrificing a part of the animal's flesh and blood to the gods before consuming the ...
... meat eating became a necessary act , a way of thanking the higher powers for providing sustenance . Meat eating in the ancient world often in- volved sacrificing a part of the animal's flesh and blood to the gods before consuming the ...
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