Consumption, Ritual, Art, and Society. Interpretive Approaches and Recent Discoveries of Food and Drink in Etruria

Paperback, 132 pages, Size:216 x 280 mm, Illustrations:36 b/w, 16 col., 3 tables b/w., 3 maps b/w, 4 maps color, Language: English. ISBN 9782503602158. Summary Food determines who we are. We are what we eat, but also how we eat, with whom we eat, where we eat and, in some cases, even why we eat. Food production and consumption in the ancient world can express multiple dimensions of identity and negotiate belonging to, or exclusion from, cultural groups. It can bind through religious praxis, express wealth, manifest cultural identity, reveal differentiation in age or gender, and define status. As a prism through which to investigate the past, its utility is manifold. The chapters gathered together in this ground-breaking book explore the intersections between food, consumption, and ritual within Etruscan society through a purposeful cross-disciplinary approach. It offers a unique and innovative selection of up-to-date analysis from a variety of Etruscan food-related topics. From banqueting, feasting, fish rites, and symbolic consumption to bio-archaeological data, this volume explores a new and exciting field in ancient Italian archaeology. TABLE OF CONTENTS List of Illustrations Introduction Lisa Pieraccini and Laurel Taylor 1. Archaeology of the Grapevine and Wine Production in Etruria Andrea Zifferero 2. Butchery, Meat Distribution, and Ritual Dining in Etruscan Poggio Civitate (Murlo) Sarah Whitcher Kansa 3. Beyond the Banquet, Beyond the Tomb: Typologies of Feasting in Etruscan Visual and Material Culture Laurel Taylor 4. Dining with the Dead: Visual Meals, Memory, and Symbolic Consumption in Etruscan Tomb Painting Lisa C. Pieraccini 5. Fish and Rituals: Working Notes on Religious Practices Involving Fish in Ancient Etruria Daniele F. Maras 6. Death - by Consumption - Interrupted: The Iconography of Vilia (Hesione) on Etruscan Bronze Mirrors Alexandra A. Carpino Index 0 g.