The singular beast : Jews, Christians & the pig / Claudine Fabre-Vassas ; translated by Carol Volk.
The singular beast : Jews, Christians & the pig / Claudine Fabre-Vassas ; translated by Carol Volk.
The singular beast : Jews, Christians & the pig / Claudine Fabre-Vassas ; translated by Carol Volk.
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New York : Columbia University Press, c1997.
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N398.369633/1
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English
French
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Physical content
x, 401 p. : ill., maps ; 24 cm.
Publication information
Publisher
New York : Columbia University Press, c1997.
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Place of Publication
New York (State)
Date Published
c1997.
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Summary
Chronicling the cultural and religious significance of a creature that occupies an ambiguous place in the families of those who raise it - as a member of the family and a potential meal - The Singular Beast reveals the continuing power of symbols to sustain or create ethnic identities. Fabre-Vassas details the folkloric beliefs and rituals that hav...
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Full title
The singular beast : Jews, Christians & the pig / Claudine Fabre-Vassas ; translated by Carol Volk.
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European perspectives.
Includes bibliographical references (p. [327]-373) and index.
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c1997.
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N398.369633/1
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74VMQbowv4Pd
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ISBN
0231103662 (alk. paper)
9780231103664 (alk. paper)
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398.369633
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991000578639702626
