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The Controversial History of Fasting

A Taste of the Past by Heritage Radio Network

Oct 4, 202300:41:21Arts

Fasting from food is a controversial, dangerous, and yet utterly normal human practice. Christine Baumgarthuber discusses our fascination with restrictive eating in cultural history from her new book, Why Fast? If fastin...

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The Controversial History of Fasting is an episode from A Taste of the Past by Heritage Radio Network. Fasting from food is a controversial, dangerous, and yet utterly normal human practice. Christine Baumgarthuber discusses our fascination...

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Published Oct 4, 2023, 00:41:21 long, audio available.

The Controversial History of Fasting

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