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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Soviet grain production is not all that bad when it comes to feeding people ; in
fact there is an annual surplus of grain for human consumption . The trouble with
the Soviet agricultural system is that it is incapable of feeding all those animals as
...
Soviet grain production is not all that bad when it comes to feeding people ; in
fact there is an annual surplus of grain for human consumption . The trouble with
the Soviet agricultural system is that it is incapable of feeding all those animals as
...
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The fact that the raj from England was an even more prodigal cow - killer and
beef eater than the Moslems served as the focus for waves of civil disobedience
which led to India ' s independence after World War II . In the earliest days of the ...
The fact that the raj from England was an even more prodigal cow - killer and
beef eater than the Moslems served as the focus for waves of civil disobedience
which led to India ' s independence after World War II . In the earliest days of the ...
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Why is cow protection “ the central fact of Hinduism ” ? Most major religions
regard cattle as good to eat . Why is Hinduism different ? Both politics and
religion obviously play a role in reinforcing and perpetuating the beef and
slaughter taboos ...
Why is cow protection “ the central fact of Hinduism ” ? Most major religions
regard cattle as good to eat . Why is Hinduism different ? Both politics and
religion obviously play a role in reinforcing and perpetuating the beef and
slaughter taboos ...
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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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