ANT 260 Lecture 24: Food and Belief
12 Dec 2017
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Jewish communities spread across a range of areas. Two particular categorized sets: ashkenazi () & sephardic (spain and mediterranean) Sets of laws that express god"s will to jewish ppl. Extensive lists about how to prepare food, acceptable foods, giving to charity, how to live your live day to day. Follow moral message but don"t have to follow page exactly. Jewish dietary laws set down in torah and explained in talmud. Buying kosher food = expressing relation to god, not about physical status. Can"t eat mammals w/ cloven hooves (two toes) (ex: pig) Restrainer system used for holding cattle/sheep/calves during jewish ritual slaughter. Restrainer is stopped for each animal and a head holder holds the head for the rabbi. Follows transubstantiation (when you take communion, you actually consume the body and blood of christ) Lent: ash wednesday (days of repentance) and good friday (day of crucifixion) Unlike roman catholics, do not see the church as a necessary link between believers and.
