Making Sense of Religion and Food

When looking at eating beyond physical nourishment, British anthropologist Mary Douglas (1921-2007) defined food as a cultural system, or code that communicates not only biological information, but social structure and meaning. What can a study of food and faith teach us, as scholars of religion, th...

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Main Author: Bailey, Emily (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Equinox [2017]
In: Bulletin for the study of religion
Year: 2017, Volume: 46, Issue: 2, Pages: 18-24
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Religion / Food
RelBib Classification:AA Study of religion
AG Religious life; material religion
Online Access: Volltext (Verlag)
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