Creating Community with Food and Drink in Merovingian Gaul

Creating Community with Food and Drink in Merovingian Gaul exposes the manner in which feasting and fasting, in other words, ritualized actions not performed solely for the purpose of nourishment, were central to social interaction in Gaul both prior and

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CREATING COMMUNITY WITH FOOD AND DRINK IN MEROVINGIAN GAUL Bonnie Effros

CREATING COMMUNITY WITH FOOD AND DRINK IN MEROVINGIAN GAUL

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