The University Press Of Kentucky - Dying To Eat Cross - Cultural Perspectives On Food Death And The Afterlife - Paperback Flood Control Author(s): Souci Robert D

Author(s): Souci Robert D

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The University Press Of Kentucky - Dying To Eat Cross - Cultural Perspectives On Food Death And The Afterlife - Paperback Flood Control Author(s): Souci Robert DBinding: Paperback Description: Food has played a major role in funerary and memorial practices since the dawn of the human race. In the ancient Roman world for example it was common practice to build channels from the tops of graves into the crypts themselves and mourners would regularly pour offerings of food and drink into these conduits to nourish the dead while they waited for the afterlife. Funeral cookies wrapped with printed prayers and poems