{"product_id":"the-magic-harvest-food-folkore-and-society-9780745621968","title":"The Magic Harvest: Food, Folkore and Society","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Magic Harvest\u003c\/i\u003e is a rich and wide-ranging account of the history of popular beliefs about food in Europe. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFocusing on Italy, Camporesi examines the social symbolism of food, and its associated rituals. He shows how the act of eating at weddings and seasonal feasts was seen as a metaphor for copulation; how Christmas and Easter were marked by special cakes rich in eggs, symbolizing renewal; how bread was viewed as a magic talisman against the forces of darkness; and how the harvest was regarded as the offspring of a fertile Earth which yielded up its fruits. All this rich and varied symbolism, he suggests, has become an opaque enigma for us today. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Piero Camporesi\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Polity Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/02\/1998\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 264\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.97lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.96h x 5.95w x 0.82d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780745621968\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePiero Camporesi\u003c\/b\u003e is Professor of Italien Literature at the University of Bologna.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThis title is not returnable\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Polity Press","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":40119998480499,"sku":"9.78E+12","price":34.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/products\/img_979d6668-b61b-4255-ae5c-b6b16217b7ae.jpg?v=1653661674","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/products\/the-magic-harvest-food-folkore-and-society-9780745621968","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}