Raised on Christian Milk : Food and the Formation of the Soul in Early Christianity / John David Penniman.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Penniman, John David, author.

Series:

Synkrisis.

Synkrisis

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Food--Religious aspects--Christianity.

Food.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (349 pages).

Place of Publication:

New Haven, CT : Yale University Press, [2018]

Language Note:

In English.

Summary:

A fascinating new study of the symbolic power of food and its role in forming kinship bonds and religious identity in early Christianity Scholar of religion John Penniman considers the symbolic importance of food in the early Roman world in an engaging and original new study that demonstrates how "eating well" was a pervasive idea that served diverse theories of growth, education, and religious identity. Penniman places early Christian discussion of food in its moral, medical, legal, and social contexts, revealing how nourishment, especially breast milk, was invested with the power to transfer characteristics, improve intellect, and strengthen kinship bonds.

Contents:

Frontmatter

Contents

Acknowledgments

Introduction. Same Essence, Same Food: Nourishment, Formation, and Education in Early Christianity

1. The Symbolic Power of Food in the Greco-Roman World

2. Mother's Milk as Ethno-religious Essence in Ancient Judaism

3. Ruminating on Paul's Food in the Second Century

4. Animal, Vegetable, Milk: Origen's Dietary System

5. Gregory of Nyssa at the Breast of the Bridegroom

6. Milk Without Growth: Augustine and the Limits of Formation

Conclusion

Notes, with List of Abbreviations

Bibliography

Index of Subjects

Index of Ancient Texts

Notes:

Previously issued in print: 2017.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 20. Sep 2019)

ISBN:

0-300-22800-7

OCLC:

1032365947