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, as well as members of new
religious movements, Afro-Caribbean religions, interfaith families,
and individuals who consider food itself a religion. They traverse
a range of geographic regions, from the Southern Appalachian
Mountains to North America's urban centers, and span historical
periods from the colonial era to the present. These essays contain
a variety of methodological and theoretical perspectives,
emphasizing the embeddedness of food and eating practices within
specific religions and the embeddedness of religion within society
and culture. The volume makes an excellent resource for scholars
hoping to add greater depth to their research and for instructors
seeking a thematically rich, vivid, and relevant tool for the
classroom.
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