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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In fact if one considers the total range of potential foodstuffs in the world , the
dietary inventory of most human groups seems quite narrow . We pass up some
items because they are biologically unsuited to be eaten by our species .
In fact if one considers the total range of potential foodstuffs in the world , the
dietary inventory of most human groups seems quite narrow . We pass up some
items because they are biologically unsuited to be eaten by our species .
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After seven years the group that was not treated had experienced 19 percent
more “ coronary events ” such as heart ... At five out of the twelve clinics involved ,
the placebo groups had the same number of coronary incidents as the treated ...
After seven years the group that was not treated had experienced 19 percent
more “ coronary events ” such as heart ... At five out of the twelve clinics involved ,
the placebo groups had the same number of coronary incidents as the treated ...
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Travelers , missionaries , and scientists report that Amazonian groups practiced a
number of interesting variations on this basic theme . The Craquieto , for example
, roasted a dead chief over a slow fire until the corpse was entirely dry ...
Travelers , missionaries , and scientists report that Amazonian groups practiced a
number of interesting variations on this basic theme . The Craquieto , for example
, roasted a dead chief over a slow fire until the corpse was entirely dry ...
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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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