Nectar & Ambrosia: An Encyclopedia of Food in World Mythology
| AUTHOR | Andrews, Tamra |
| PUBLISHER | ABC-CLIO (10/26/2000) |
| PRODUCT TYPE | Hardcover (Hardcover) |
Description
A publishing first, Nectar and Ambrosia presents an encyclopedic treatment of the magic properties and uses of food by mortals and immortals alike, from the pages of myth and legend.
Now, for the first time, the magic properties and uses of food by both mortals and immortals as represented in the world's myths and legends are brought together and explained in Nectar and Ambrosia. This A-Z volume is filled with an abundance of exotic lore and legend.
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Product Format
Product Details
ISBN-13:
9781576070369
ISBN-10:
1576070360
Binding:
Hardback or Cased Book (Sewn)
Content Language:
English
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Page Count:
285
Carton Quantity:
13
Product Dimensions:
7.21 x 0.85 x 10.17 inches
Weight:
1.35 pound(s)
Feature Codes:
Bibliography,
Index,
Dust Cover,
Illustrated
Country of Origin:
US
Subject Information
BISAC Categories
Reference | General
Reference | Folklore & Mythology
Grade Level:
7th Grade
and up
Dewey Decimal:
398.27
Library of Congress Control Number:
00010485
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A publishing first, Nectar and Ambrosia presents an encyclopedic treatment of the magic properties and uses of food by mortals and immortals alike, from the pages of myth and legend.
Now, for the first time, the magic properties and uses of food by both mortals and immortals as represented in the world's myths and legends are brought together and explained in Nectar and Ambrosia. This A-Z volume is filled with an abundance of exotic lore and legend.
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Author:
Andrews, Tamra
TAMRA ANDREWS is an education writer and language arts editor for Publisher's Resource Group, and a former college reference librarian. She has written two encyclopedias of mythology, Legends of the Earth, Sea, and Sky: An Encyclopedia of Nature Myths and Nectar and Ambrosia: An Encyclopedia of Food in World Mythology.
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