ANTHROP 1AA3 Lecture Notes - Cheese Sandwich, Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church, Marvin Harris
16 Dec 2013
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Example match the eating context with the social meaning. A casual get together with friends/family -3. A routine meal in an extended relationship -4. People tend to classify foods in different ways, according to their culture. Edible-inedible what constitutes clean/edible food is culturally constructed. Male-femalemost society view some foods being associated with men vs women (barbeque, protein vs sweets, desserts) Wet-dry is a means to classify certain foods. Example: hot and cold classification of foods in puerto rico. Frio (cold): avocado, bananas, coconut, lima beans, sugar, white beans, sugar cane. Caliente (hot): alcohol, chilli peppers, chocolate, coffee, corn meal, peas, kidney beans. Fresco (cool): barley water, bottled milk, chicken, fruits, honey, raisins, salt-cod. Originally from greek theory of health (4 humours) (humour is a theory about how the body works) we all have bodily fluids: 1. blood, yellow bile, black bile, water all of these are humours. Basic idea in greek, indian, chinese and arabic medical systems.
