This book represents the first comprehensive study on the concept of ritual purity in the Dead Sea Scrolls since the …
Traces the origins of fasting and feasting, the traditional observances as carried out then and now. This title familiarizes the …
Food has played a major role in funerary and memorial practices since the dawn of the human race. In the …
There’s nothing quite like a hot, soothing bowl of soup. It’s a leisurely meal—a purposeful one that offers pause for …
''With wonderful insight, Montemurro examines the wildly popular bachelorette party and the enduring bridal shower and in doing so, reveals …
