{"product_id":"food-and-the-rites-of-passage-9781903018170","title":"Food and the Rites of Passage","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Laura Mason\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Prospect Books (UK)\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Prospect Books (UK)\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: History\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBaptism, Marriage, Childbirth, Death - these are the milestones of life over which the Christian church has traditionally officiated and ones invariably marked by a feast or comforting rituals founded on food and drink. Some of these habits flourished, then died away, such as the cups of wine passed around at a lying in; others have gone on to be industries in their own right, such as the wedding cake, wedding receptions and honeymoons. \u003c\/p\u003e The book consists of six essays by recognised food-historians, each taking in turn one of these milestones, sometimes (but not always) with a certain north-of-England and Church of England bias.","brand":"Prospect Books (UK)","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":46895593390231,"sku":"9781903018170","price":3898.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9781903018170.webp?v=1770354839","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/food-and-the-rites-of-passage-9781903018170","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}