Religion, Food, and Eating in North America

Name: Religion, Food, and Eating in North America
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ISBN: 9780231160315

ISBN-10: 0231160313

ISBN-13: 9780231160315

Edition: 2014

Authors: Benjamin E. Zeller, Marie W. Dallam, Reid Neilson, Nora L. Rubel, Martha Finch

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The way in which religious people eat reflects not only their understanding of food and religious practice but also their conception of society and their place within it. This anthology considers theological foodways, identity foodways, negotiated foodways, and activist foodways in the United States, Canada, and the Caribbean. Original essays explore the role of food and eating in defining theologies and belief structures, creating personal and collective identities, establishing and challenging boundaries and borders, and helping to negotiate issues of community, religion, race, and nationality.Contributors consider food practices and beliefs among Christians, Jews, Muslims, and Buddhists,…

Book details

List price: $38.00
Copyright year: 2014
Publisher: Columbia University Press
Publication date: 3/11/2014
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 376
Size: 0.64" wide x 0.86" long x 0.08" tall
Weight: 1.320
Language: English

Benjamin E. Zeller is Assistant Professor of Religion at Lake Forest College.

Marie W. Dallam is Assistant Professor in the IntellectualHeritage Program at Temple University.