The Age of Fasts and Carnivals: How They Lived, Drank, and Loved in the Middle Ages
The Age of Fasts and Carnivals: How They Lived, Drank, and Loved in the Middle Ages
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What did medieval people really eat and drink? How did they fall in love, get married, or enjoy entertainment? In The Age of Fasts and Carnivals, historian Olena Kulyk paints a vivid portrait of everyday life in the Middle Ages—far beyond kings and knights.
Drawing from historical sources and cultural studies, the author explores the contrasts between piety and pleasure, religious observance and celebration. With wit and scholarly precision, she reveals how feasts and fasts shaped not only the medieval calendar but the entire rhythm of social life.
A captivating read for anyone interested in cultural history, food anthropology, or the hidden sides of the past.
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What did medieval people really eat and drink? How did they fall in love, get married, or enjoy entertainment? In The Age of Fasts and Carnivals, historian Olena Kulyk paints a vivid portrait of everyday life in the Middle Ages—far beyond kings and knights.
Drawing from historical sources and cultural studies, the author explores the contrasts between piety and pleasure, religious observance and celebration. With wit and scholarly precision, she reveals how feasts and fasts shaped not only the medieval calendar but the entire rhythm of social life.
A captivating read for anyone interested in cultural history, food anthropology, or the hidden sides of the past.