The Rituals of Dinner: The Origins, Evolution, Eccentricities, and Meaning of Table Manners |
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Page 32
... animal is domestic and therefore " known " to us , death can be dramatic . In order to affect people , such a death must be witnessed by them , and not suffered out of sight as we now arrange matters ; attention is deliberately drawn ...
... animal is domestic and therefore " known " to us , death can be dramatic . In order to affect people , such a death must be witnessed by them , and not suffered out of sight as we now arrange matters ; attention is deliberately drawn ...
Page 33
... animal killed and eaten takes the place of the original sacrificial offering , a human being . Time and again the point is made that in the past , or elsewhere - or even now if we are not very careful about it — the group on hand at ...
... animal killed and eaten takes the place of the original sacrificial offering , a human being . Time and again the point is made that in the past , or elsewhere - or even now if we are not very careful about it — the group on hand at ...
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... animal carcass . Possession of a trousse expressed the hunter's opti- mism as he set out ; it was part of a nobleman's personal equipment , and could be indispensable to his honour . The inner parts of the animal which the noble hunter ...
... animal carcass . Possession of a trousse expressed the hunter's opti- mism as he set out ; it was part of a nobleman's personal equipment , and could be indispensable to his honour . The inner parts of the animal which the noble hunter ...
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Behaving | 1 |
Learning to Behav | 39 |
The Pleasure of Your Company | 79 |
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