Religion, Food, and Eating in North America

Book Overview

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...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0231160313
• ISBN13: 9780231160315
• Release Date: March 2014
• Publisher: Columbia University Press
• Length: 376 Pages
• Weight: 1.14 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.0" x 9.1"