Why Do Catholics Eat Fish On Friday?: The Catholic Origin to Just About Everything
Author:   Michael P. Foley
Publisher:   Palgrave USA
Edition:   Annotated edition
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9781403969675


Pages:   224
Publication Date:   29 November 2005
Format:   Paperback
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"""Why Do Catholics Eat Fish on a Friday?"" is a fascinating guide to the roots of all things Catholic. A smart and concise guide, it introduces readers to the hidden heritage in many commonplace things that are a part of contemporary life. The reader-friendly format and illuminating entries make this perfect for interested Catholics, general readers and historians of religion alike."

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Author:   Michael P. Foley
Publisher:   Palgrave USA
Imprint:   Palgrave Macmillan
Edition:   Annotated edition
Dimensions:   Width: 14.00cm , Height: 1.50cm , Length: 21.00cm
Weight:   0.210kg
ISBN:  

9781403969675


ISBN 10:   1403969671
Pages:   224
Publication Date:   29 November 2005
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Out of Stock Indefinitely
Availability:   In Print   Availability explained
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Table of Contents

Foreword - Time - Manners & Dining Etiquette - Food - Drink - Music & Theater - Sports & Games - Holidays & Festivities - Flowers & Plants - Insects, Animals & More - American Places - International, National & State Symbols - Clothes & Other Sundry Inventions - Education & Superstition - Art & Science - Law & Architecture - Epilogue: Words, Words, Words - Catholic, Anti-Catholic, and Post-Catholic

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The breadth of material is impressive and includes topics as varied as the creation of the pretzel, the origin of modern opera, the foundation of modern genetics and the development of sign language. --Publishers Weekly


"""The breadth of material is impressive and includes topics as varied as the creation of the pretzel, the origin of modern opera, the foundation of modern genetics and the development of sign language."" --Publishers Weekly"


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Michael P. Foley is the author of Wedding Rites: The Complete Guide to Traditional Weddings. He is a professor at Baylor University.

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