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Margaret Visser is a British writer born on May 11, 1940. Her works primarily focus on food, culture, and history, known for her in-depth research and unique perspective.

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“Our perception that we have 'no time' is one of the distinctive marks of modern Western culture.”

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Book:The Rituals of Dinner: The Origins, Evolution, Eccentricities, and Meaning of Table Manners

Source: The Rituals of Dinner: The Origins, Evolution, Eccentricities, and Meaning of Table Manners

“This is what is meant by "sacrifice", literally, the "making sacred" of an animal consumed for dinner. Yet sacrfice, because it dwells on the death, is a concept often shocking to the secular modern Western mind - to people who calmly organize daily hecatombs of beasts, and who are among the most death-dealing carnivores the world has ever seen.”

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Author:Margaret Visser

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Born: May 11, 1940
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Quotes: 19

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The Rituals of Dinner: The Origins, Evolution, Eccentricities, and Meaning of Table MannersRelated source material

Much Depends on Dinner: The Extraordinary History and Mythology, Allure and Obsessions, Perils and Taboos of an Ordinary MeaRelated source material

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