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Fish on Friday
Book • 2009
Brian Fagan's 'Fish on Friday' explores how the Christian practice of abstaining from meat on Fridays significantly influenced history.
The book explains how this religious custom impacted fishing industries, trade routes, and culinary traditions around the world.
Fagan examines how the demand for fish shaped the development of fisheries and global commerce.
He illustrates how the intersection of religion, economics, and culture has left a lasting imprint on human dietary practices.
'Fish on Friday' offers a look into the historical forces that helped shape people's relationship with food.
The book explains how this religious custom impacted fishing industries, trade routes, and culinary traditions around the world.
Fagan examines how the demand for fish shaped the development of fisheries and global commerce.
He illustrates how the intersection of religion, economics, and culture has left a lasting imprint on human dietary practices.
'Fish on Friday' offers a look into the historical forces that helped shape people's relationship with food.
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Dr. Alexei Vranich as a resource to realize how Christianity and the idea of no meat on Friday changed our diets.
Dr. Alexei Vranich as a resource to realize how Christianity and the idea of no meat on Friday changed our diets.
Dr. Alexei Vranich: Ancient Wisdom for Modern Performance, Community, and Mental Clarity
