00971nam a2200157Ia 450000500170000000800410001702000180005808200230007610000320009924501210013126000330025230000210028552004430030665000360074970000280078520260820120206.0250718s9999||||xx |||||||||||||| ||und||  a9788867055432  223a306.089914 PIE  aPieruccini, Cinzia, editor  2aA world of nourishment : breflections on food in indian culture /cedited by Cinzia Pieruccini and  Paola M. Rossi   aMilano :bLedizioni, c2016.  a352 p. ;c24 cm.  aA World of Nourishment is a multidisciplinary collection of essays on the cultural significance of food in India. The contributions explore food in Vedic literature, philosophy, religion, Sanskrit literature, Indian art, ritual practices and modern literature. The volume shows how food functions not merely as nourishment but also as a means of expressing religious beliefs, social relationships, identity, ritual and philosophical ideas  aSocial Science-- Indian Culture  aRossi, Paola M., editor