title: Questioning starvation.
abstract: By comparing early modern cases of self-starvation with current theories of anorexia nervosa, this article explores the framing of the starving body as a cultural product, and questions the implications of culture in the perception and representations of the refusal of food. This allows a consideration of self-starvation as both a product and reflection of cultural values attributed to consumption, gender, and the body.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Albano
mesh_terms: D000856:Anorexia Nervosa / Q000191:economics / Q000208:ethnology / Q000266:history / Q000523:psychology; D003466:Cultural Characteristics; D005060:Europe / Q000208:ethnology; D001068:Feeding and Eating Disorders / Q000191:economics / Q000208:ethnology / Q000266:history / Q000523:psychology; D005523:Food Supply / Q000191:economics / Q000266:history; D005783:Gender Identity; D049670:History, 17th Century; D018594:Human Body; D040821:Human Characteristics; D012919:Social Behavior; D012945:Social Values / Q000208:ethnology; D013217:Starvation / Q000191:economics / Q000208:ethnology / Q000266:history / Q000523:psychology