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Hermit's Cookbook : Monks, Food and Fasting in the Middle Ages.
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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London :
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC,
2011.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Intro; Beginnings â#x80;#x93; who were the first monks?; Desert fathers, pillar-saints and fasting; The â#x80;#x98;hermit crazeâ#x80;#x99; of the Middle Ages; Herbs and health; From field to table â#x80;#x93; the medieval monastic experience; Medieval diets â#x80;#x93; the food landscape; Contents; Illustrations; Preface; Acknowledgements; Chapter One; Beginnings â#x80;#x93; who were the first monks?; A brief history of monastic origins; Sources of evidence: how do we know?; Chapter Two; Desert fathers, pillar-ÂƯsaints and fasting; Grazing; The principles of abstinence and self-ÂƯmortification; Kinds of Food; Chapter Three.
- The â#x80;#x98;hermit crazeâ#x80;#x99; of the Middle AgesWestern monasticism and the rediscovery of â#x80;#x98;the desertâ#x80;#x99;; St Bernard, Cluny and Food; Monastic Menus; Lenten food, and other fasts; Olives; Beans; Fish; Cheese and dairies; Medieval hermits and solitaries; Chapter Four; Herbs and health; Plant lore in the Middle Ages; Food values and humours; Wild food; Some Monastic Herbs; Chapter Five; From field to table â#x80;#x93; the medieval monastic experience; Food growing; Monastic gardens and orchards; The cellarer; The refectory; Drinking.
- Uses and abuses of the Rule: Benedictine eating in the later Middle AgesAlms and the poor; Chapter Six; Medieval diets â#x80;#x93; the food landscape; Typical medieval diets; Europe, trade and the food economy; Spices and cooking; Medieval recipes; Monasteries and medieval cuisine; Conclusion; Notes; Further Reading; Index.