„Nie należy do mężczyzny, by wtrącał się do jadła”. Rzecz o ucztowaniu i tabu pokarmowym w średniowiecznej Islandii
The paper explores the culinary culture of medieval Iceland and the then food taboo. The latter question relates to horse-meat, whose consumption was forbidden by the Church after the conversion of Iceland to Christianity (in 1000 CE). Eating horse-meat has been associated with pagan beliefs and pra...
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ftamickiewiczojs:oai:ojs.pressto.amu.edu.pl:article/23633 2023-07-30T04:04:17+02:00 „Nie należy do mężczyzny, by wtrącał się do jadła”. Rzecz o ucztowaniu i tabu pokarmowym w średniowiecznej Islandii Jakubczyk, Radosław 2018-12-15 application/pdf http://pressto.amu.edu.pl/index.php/seg/article/view/23633 pol pol Adam Mickiewicz University Poznan http://pressto.amu.edu.pl/index.php/seg/article/view/23633/22128 http://pressto.amu.edu.pl/index.php/seg/article/view/23633 Prawa autorskie (c) 2018 Radosław Jakubczyk Gniezno European Studies; No. 18 (2018); 193-210 Studia Europaea Gnesnensia; Nr 18 (2018); 193-210 2720-7145 2082-5951 feasting food taboo horse meat medieval Iceland Icelandic sagas info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion 2018 ftamickiewiczojs 2023-07-17T18:50:12Z The paper explores the culinary culture of medieval Iceland and the then food taboo. The latter question relates to horse-meat, whose consumption was forbidden by the Church after the conversion of Iceland to Christianity (in 1000 CE). Eating horse-meat has been associated with pagan beliefs and practices. Moreover, the study focuses on various types of feasts in Icelandic sagas, i.e. wedding, funeral, negotiation, sacrificial, and family feasts. The author analyses the thirteenth century sagas of Icelanders (Íslendingasögur) and selected contemporary sagas (samtíðarsögur). In this paper, I discuss various kinds of feasts in Old Norse-Icelandic literature, such as wedding, funeral, or sacrificial feasts. I discuss feasting, an important part of the culture of medieval Iceland, much more in terms of its functions (political, social, religious) than in terms of its culinary aspect. In addition, I consider how religious traditions impacted Old Icelandic food culture and how food taboo related to horse-meat consumption (declared just after the conversion of Iceland to Christianity in 1000 CE) affected social interaction. Article in Journal/Newspaper Iceland Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznań: PRESSto Studia Europaea Gnesnensia 18 193 210 |
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The paper explores the culinary culture of medieval Iceland and the then food taboo. The latter question relates to horse-meat, whose consumption was forbidden by the Church after the conversion of Iceland to Christianity (in 1000 CE). Eating horse-meat has been associated with pagan beliefs and practices. Moreover, the study focuses on various types of feasts in Icelandic sagas, i.e. wedding, funeral, negotiation, sacrificial, and family feasts. The author analyses the thirteenth century sagas of Icelanders (Íslendingasögur) and selected contemporary sagas (samtíðarsögur). In this paper, I discuss various kinds of feasts in Old Norse-Icelandic literature, such as wedding, funeral, or sacrificial feasts. I discuss feasting, an important part of the culture of medieval Iceland, much more in terms of its functions (political, social, religious) than in terms of its culinary aspect. In addition, I consider how religious traditions impacted Old Icelandic food culture and how food taboo related to horse-meat consumption (declared just after the conversion of Iceland to Christianity in 1000 CE) affected social interaction. |
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„Nie należy do mężczyzny, by wtrącał się do jadła”. Rzecz o ucztowaniu i tabu pokarmowym w średniowiecznej Islandii |
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„Nie należy do mężczyzny, by wtrącał się do jadła”. Rzecz o ucztowaniu i tabu pokarmowym w średniowiecznej Islandii |
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„Nie należy do mężczyzny, by wtrącał się do jadła”. Rzecz o ucztowaniu i tabu pokarmowym w średniowiecznej Islandii |
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„Nie należy do mężczyzny, by wtrącał się do jadła”. Rzecz o ucztowaniu i tabu pokarmowym w średniowiecznej Islandii |
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„Nie należy do mężczyzny, by wtrącał się do jadła”. Rzecz o ucztowaniu i tabu pokarmowym w średniowiecznej Islandii |
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„nie należy do mężczyzny, by wtrącał się do jadła”. rzecz o ucztowaniu i tabu pokarmowym w średniowiecznej islandii |
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Adam Mickiewicz University Poznan |
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Gniezno European Studies; No. 18 (2018); 193-210 Studia Europaea Gnesnensia; Nr 18 (2018); 193-210 2720-7145 2082-5951 |
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