Feeding, Sharing, and Devouring

Ritual and Society in Highland Odisha, India
1. Auflage 2015
ISBN: 978-1-61451-379-7
Verlag: De Gruyter

Buch, Englisch, Band 59, 624 Seiten, Format (B × H): 160 mm x 236 mm, Gewicht: 1089 g

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Few thorough ethnographic studies on Central Indian tribal communities exist, and the elaborate discussion on the cultural meanings of Indian food systems ignores these societies altogether. Food epitomizes the social for the Gadaba of Odisha. Feeding, sharing, and devouring refer to locally distinguished ritual domains, to different types of social relationships and alimentary ritual processes. In investigating the complex paths of ritual practices, this study aims to understand the interrelated fields of cosmology, social order, and economy of an Indian highland community.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Berger, Peter

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Ethnologie | Volkskunde Ethnologie Sozialethnologie: Familie, Gender, Soziale Gruppen
• Sozialwissenschaften Ethnologie | Volkskunde Ethnologie Kultur- und Sozialethnologie: Materielle Kultur, Wirtschaftsethnologie
• Sozialwissenschaften Ethnologie | Volkskunde Ethnologie Religionsethnologie

Über Autor(innen)

Peter Berger, University of Groningen, The Netherlands.