The Sacred Cow and the Abominable Pig: Riddles of Food and Culture |
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This formula says nothing about dirty habits or unhealthy meat. Instead it directs
attention to certain anatomical and physiological features of animals that are
good to eat. Here is what Leviticus 11:1 says: Whatever parts the hoof and is
cloven ...
This formula says nothing about dirty habits or unhealthy meat. Instead it directs
attention to certain anatomical and physiological features of animals that are
good to eat. Here is what Leviticus 11:1 says: Whatever parts the hoof and is
cloven ...
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My point of departure is that the food laws in Leviticus were mostly codifications
of preexisting traditional food prejudices and avoidances. (The Book of Leviticus
was not written until 450 B.C. — very late in Israelite history.) I envision the Levite
...
My point of departure is that the food laws in Leviticus were mostly codifications
of preexisting traditional food prejudices and avoidances. (The Book of Leviticus
was not written until 450 B.C. — very late in Israelite history.) I envision the Levite
...
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So the priests of Leviticus added "parts the hoof" to "chews the cud" to make
camels bad to eat. The misclassification of the hare and shdphdn suggests that
these animals were not well known to the codifiers. The authors of Leviticus were
right ...
So the priests of Leviticus added "parts the hoof" to "chews the cud" to make
camels bad to eat. The misclassification of the hare and shdphdn suggests that
these animals were not well known to the codifiers. The authors of Leviticus were
right ...
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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? | 15 |
THREE The Riddle of the Sacred Cow | 47 |
FOUR The Abominable Pig | 67 |
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