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New. The way in which religious people eat reflects not only their understanding of food and religious practice but also their conception of society and their place within it. This anthology considers theological foodways, identity foodways, negotiated foodways, and activist foodways in the United States, Canada, and the Caribbean. Original essays explore the role of food and eating in defining theologies and belief structures, creating personal and collective identities, establishing and challenging boundaries and borders, and helping to negotiate issues of community, religion, race, and nationality. Contributors consider food practices and beliefs among Christians, Jews, Muslims, and Buddhists, as well as members of new religious movements, Afro-Caribbean religions, interfaith families, and individuals who consider food itself a religion. They traverse a range of geographic regions, from the Southern Appalachian Mountains to North America's urban centers, and span historical periods from the…
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Religion, Food, and Eating in North America Hardcover - 2014
by Benjamin E. Zeller (Editor); Marie W. Dallam (Editor); Reid Neilson (Editor)
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- Title Religion, Food, and Eating in North America
- Author Benjamin E. Zeller (Editor); Marie W. Dallam (Editor); Reid Neilson (Editor)
- Binding Hardcover
- Pages 376
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher Columbia University Press
- Date 2014-03
- Features Bibliography, Index
- ISBN 9780231160308 / 0231160305
- Weight 1.3 lbs (0.59 kg)
- Dimensions 9.1 x 6.1 x 0.7 in (23.11 x 15.49 x 1.78 cm)
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- Aspects (Academic): Religious
- Religious Orientation: Buddhist
- Religious Orientation: Christian
- Religious Orientation: Islamic
- Religious Orientation: Jewish
- Religious Orientation: Lds (Mormon) Interest
- Library of Congress subjects Food - Religious aspects, Food habits - North America
- Library of Congress Catalog Number 2013027854
- Dewey Decimal Code 203
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