Good to Eat: Riddles of Food and CultureThe anthropologist/author takes on some of the major food riddles, including cannibalism, to reveal why a culture accepts or spurns specific foods |
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Although the mortuary customs of many band and village societies called for the
consumption of portions of the remains of dead relatives , only the ashes ,
carbonized flesh , or ground - up bones of the deceased were generally ingested
.
Although the mortuary customs of many band and village societies called for the
consumption of portions of the remains of dead relatives , only the ashes ,
carbonized flesh , or ground - up bones of the deceased were generally ingested
.
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The resulting powder was poured into little calabashes and given to the dead
person ' s closest relatives who kept them near the roof of their hut . On
ceremonial occasions . . . the relatives would put some of this powder into a large
calabash ...
The resulting powder was poured into little calabashes and given to the dead
person ' s closest relatives who kept them near the roof of their hut . On
ceremonial occasions . . . the relatives would put some of this powder into a large
calabash ...
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The burial and carbonization of bodies of the dead reflect , it seems to me , a
cultural recognition through trial and error of the physical dangers of disposing of
the dead by eating them or by keeping their decomposing remains near the living
.
The burial and carbonization of bodies of the dead reflect , it seems to me , a
cultural recognition through trial and error of the physical dangers of disposing of
the dead by eating them or by keeping their decomposing remains near the living
.
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Good to eat: riddles of food and culture
Crítica de los usuarios - Not Available - Book VerdictWhy are the world's food habits or "foodways,'' as Harris refers to them, so diverse? In this scholarly yet fast-paced and very readable work, anthropologist Harris argues that "major differences in ... Leer comentario completo
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ONE Good to Think or Good to Eat? | 13 |
TWO Meat Hunger | 19 |
THREE The Riddle of the Sacred | 47 |
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| Título | Good to Eat: Riddles of Food and Culture |
| Autor | Marvin Harris |
| Editor | Simon and Schuster, 1985 |
| Procedencia del original | Universidad de Indiana |
| Digitalizado | 13 Ago. 2009 |
| ISBN | 0671503669, 9780671503666 |
| Largo | 289 páginas |
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