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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Generally , one has to live a long time before these diseases break through the
body ' s defenses . What has made it possible for us to live long enough for this to
occur ? In the rush to reduce the toll of heart disease and cancer , some of us ...
Generally , one has to live a long time before these diseases break through the
body ' s defenses . What has made it possible for us to live long enough for this to
occur ? In the rush to reduce the toll of heart disease and cancer , some of us ...
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Predictably , malignant melanoma occurs most frequently among whites who live
in cities like Dallas and Fort Worth and least frequently among those who live in
Detroit or Minneapolis . Men , more likely to go shirtless than women , get it on ...
Predictably , malignant melanoma occurs most frequently among whites who live
in cities like Dallas and Fort Worth and least frequently among those who live in
Detroit or Minneapolis . Men , more likely to go shirtless than women , get it on ...
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protect live prisoners of war or live war - horses from being killed and eaten ,
human flesh or horseflesh must be equally taboo , alive or dead . I should also
point out that the temptation to consume forbidden flesh could not have been as
great ...
protect live prisoners of war or live war - horses from being killed and eaten ,
human flesh or horseflesh must be equally taboo , alive or dead . I should also
point out that the temptation to consume forbidden flesh could not have been as
great ...
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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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