{"product_id":"the-singular-beast-carol-volk-9780231103671","title":"The Singular Beast: Jews, Christians, and the Pig","description":"\u003cp\u003eThroughout history, the slaughter and consumption of the pig has been the inspiration for role-playing and taboos, and at the center of practices that defined the boundaries between Christians and Jews. A provocative exploration of the pig in European culture and anti-Semitism, \u003ci\u003eThe Singular Beast\u003c\/i\u003e chronicles the cultural and religious character of the pig -- and details the folkloric beliefs still found among both provincial and urban Europeans and the rituals that have been associated with it from the Middle Ages to today. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Carol Volk, Claudine Fabre-Vassas\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0231103670\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780231103671\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Columbia University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/22\/1999\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 448\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.37lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.22h x 6.12w x 0.88d","brand":"Carol Volk","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":46311011352831,"sku":"9780231103671","price":37.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_7e3a6172-89ad-4c02-9821-6d35cb07c079.jpg?v=1730887854","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-singular-beast-carol-volk-9780231103671","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}