{"product_id":"a-hermits-cookbook-monks-food-and-fasting-in-the-middle-ages-9780826423931","title":"A Hermits Cookbook Monks Food and Fasting in the Middle Ages","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAndrew Jotischky \u003c\/b\u003eis Professor of Medieval History at Lancaster University, UK. He has published widely on aspects of medieval religious history; his principal publications include \u003ci\u003eCrusading and the Crusader \u003c\/i\u003eStates (2004), and \u003ci\u003eThe Penguin Historical Atlas of the Bible Lands\u003c\/i\u003e, with Caroline Hull (2009).\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis is a sparkling book, hugely informative about monasticism in general and hermits in particular with the addition of some surprisingly appetising recipes. Mortification and nettles turn out to be only one part of the story of how hermits battled with the devil; hospitality and humility were equally important as was a good knowledge of bread-making and a sound digestion. Tree bark is probably not to everyone's taste. -- Henrietta Leyser, St Peter's College, Oxford\u003cbr\u003eBy supplementing his  material from monastic sources with contemporary secular ones, and by discussing  the virtues and culinary properties of plants still used today, the author  opens up a world of monastic cuisine to explore and enjoy. -- The Goodbookstall\u003cbr\u003eExtract Featured -- History Today\u003cbr\u003eExtract featured in the Platelicker section -- The Big Issue\u003cbr\u003eFull page extract featured -- The Times\u003cbr\u003e‘What underlies this entertaining, informative account of monastic diet is the unexplored issue of food consumption as a means exercising individual and social control... this is a book that does more than it says on the tin.' -- Times Higher Educational Supplement\u003cbr\u003eAndrew Jotischky's book is a valuable addition to the literature on the monastic life and deserves more than a specialist readership. And it has many appetising monastic recipes. -- BBC History Magazine\u003cbr\u003eReviewed in The Church Times\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e1. Beginnings - who were the first monks?; 2. Desert fathers, pillarsaints and fasting; 3. The 'hermit craze' of the Middle Ages; 4. Gardens and growing; 5. The bigger picture - food, trade and money; 6.Herbs and health; Includes approximately 10 recipes; Further reading.","brand":"Bloomsbury Publishing (UK)","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51768199676247,"sku":"9780826423931","price":55.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780826423931.jpg?v=1758716818","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/a-hermits-cookbook-monks-food-and-fasting-in-the-middle-ages-9780826423931","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}