Chocolate Pathway to the Gods.

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"Chocolate: Pathway to the Gods takes readers on a journey through 3,000 years of the history of chocolate. It is a trip filled with surprises. And it is a beautifully illustrated tour, featuring 132 color photographs and a captivating sixty-minute DVD documentary. Along the way, readers learn...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Dreiss, Meredith L.
Other Authors: Greenhill, Sharon Edgar
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Tucson : University of Arizona Press, 2008.
Subjects:
Chocolate > Mexico > History.
Chocolate > Central America > History.
Chocolate > History.
Cacao > history
Chocolat > Histoire.
Chocolat > Amérique centrale > Histoire.
Chocolat > Mexique > Histoire.
SOCIAL SCIENCE / General
Chocolate
Mexico
Central America
Electronic books.
History
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Intro
  • Contents
  • Preface and Acknowledgments
  • Introduction
  • 1. Chocolate and the Supernatural Realm: Food of the Gods
  • 2. Chocolate and Ritual in Mesoamerica: Fertility, Life Cycles, and the Soul's Journey
  • 3. Power, Wealth, and Greed: The Seduction of Cacao
  • 4. Serve Up the Chocolate: Drinks, Vessels, and Glyphs
  • 5. The Healing Powers of Chocolate: Folk Medicine, Nutrition, and Pharmacology
  • 6. Balancing the Cosmos: Chocolate's Role in Rainforest Ecology
  • Notes
  • Bibliography
  • Illustration Credits
  • Index

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