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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Fat , after all , is necessary for a healthy diet if for no other reason than it is
needed for the absorption , transport , and storage of vitamins A , D , E , and K —
the “ fat - soluble ” vitamins — which respectively enhance vision , bone strength
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Fat , after all , is necessary for a healthy diet if for no other reason than it is
needed for the absorption , transport , and storage of vitamins A , D , E , and K —
the “ fat - soluble ” vitamins — which respectively enhance vision , bone strength
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If there had not been some minimum possibility of raising pigs , there would have
been no reason to taboo the practice . As the history of Hindu cow protection
shows , religions gain strength when they help people make decisions which are
in ...
If there had not been some minimum possibility of raising pigs , there would have
been no reason to taboo the practice . As the history of Hindu cow protection
shows , religions gain strength when they help people make decisions which are
in ...
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I wish I could say that the reason cannibalism was rejected was because states
and empires like Sumeria , Egypt , Han China , Rome , or Persia had “ higher ”
religious and moral values than the Tupinamba , the Maori , the Iroquois , and
other ...
I wish I could say that the reason cannibalism was rejected was because states
and empires like Sumeria , Egypt , Han China , Rome , or Persia had “ higher ”
religious and moral values than the Tupinamba , the Maori , the Iroquois , and
other ...
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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 Cow | 47 |
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Información bibliográfica
| 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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