Consuming Passions: The Anthropology of EatingHow people eat reveals to an astonishing degree all of the other qualities of their society. A look at an American fast-food restaurant is as diagnostic of culture as a New Guinea headhunter's shopping list of edible relatives. Beginning with an explanation of what happens to a steak dinner--and to you--when you eat it, Farb constructs a fascinating demonstration of the connections between eating habits and human behavior, explaining, for example, why Bantu society would unravel without beer, why Chinese don't drink milkshakes, and why Moslems and Jews abhor pork. |
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... blood . They milk lactating cows every day and they obtain more than a pint of blood every month from each animal . They do this by piercing its jugular vein and then collecting the blood in gourds ; the animals recover quickly and the ...
... blood . They milk lactating cows every day and they obtain more than a pint of blood every month from each animal . They do this by piercing its jugular vein and then collecting the blood in gourds ; the animals recover quickly and the ...
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... blood . A man who slaughters one of his animals will keep less than a quarter of the meat for his own family ; the rest must be shared with relatives , neighbors , and allies . It is therefore in each herder's interest to keep taking ...
... blood . A man who slaughters one of his animals will keep less than a quarter of the meat for his own family ; the rest must be shared with relatives , neighbors , and allies . It is therefore in each herder's interest to keep taking ...
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... blood pressure , reduction of oxygen in the blood , and coronary collapse . Until his fear is alleviated — as is unlikely so long as his society provides no channel for expia- tion - continued fear may simply kill him . All in the ...
... blood pressure , reduction of oxygen in the blood , and coronary collapse . Until his fear is alleviated — as is unlikely so long as his society provides no channel for expia- tion - continued fear may simply kill him . All in the ...
Contents
The Biological Baseline | 17 |
The Emerging Human Pattern | 40 |
Eating as Cultural Adaptation | 57 |
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