savoring the sacred
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Savoring the Sacred. Exploring India’s Religious Pluralism Through Foodways. How can we think deeply about the interplay of food and religion? . Food as community. Food as Diversity . Religious Diversity in India. Food as Complexity. Legendary Burgers - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
Savoring the Sacred
Exploring India’s Religious Pluralism Through Foodways
How can we think deeply about the interplay of food and religion?
Food as community
Food as Diversity
Religious Diversity in India
Food as Complexity
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Food as Complexity
Food as Complexity: The “Sacred” Cow
What do the sources say?
1) “A Short History of the Sacred Cow” http://www.religionfacts.com/hinduism/things/cow.htm 2) “Hinduism's Sacred Animal” http://www.pbs.org/wnet/nature/holycow/hinduism.html 3) “Beef-Eating: Strangulating History” http://www.hindu.com/2001/08/14/stories/13140833.htm 4) “Beef-Eating in Vedas and Other Hindu Texts”
http://www.islamhinduism.com/hinduism/analysis/164-beef-eating-in-vedas-and-other-hindu-texts
Food as Complexity• Hinduism – largely vegetarian, no beef• Islam – beef OK, but no pork, added nuts,
raisins, and leavened bread• Jainism – no root vegetables, especially onions
and garlic, no alcohol, honey, or meat.• Buddhism – mostly vegetarian, meat OK if it
died of “natural causes” • Christianity – added baked goods, biscuits,
jam.A great and simple resource on Indian Food and Religion –http://www.indianetzone.com/37/religious_influence_on_indian_food_indian_cuisine.htm
Indian Food Complexity in Action • Dabbawallahs have
been collected and delivering home-cooked lunch tiffins to Mumbai workers for 120 years.
• 200,000 per day; only one mistake per million deliveries