ANTHROP 1AA3 Lecture Notes - Potlatch, Kraft Dinner, Omnivore
28 Apr 2013
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Japanese food guide has flipped the pyramid upside down. Ramadan: people are not allowed to consume anything during daylight hours. The eucharist: jesus at the last supper. In aztec culture, they believe that it was their duty to provide their son god with human blood. (take still pumping heart and providing it to sun god) In mexico, day of the dead and feast of the dead. Go to gravesite and have a meal with the deceased (november 1st) Potlach ceremonies (important ceremonies for native american groups on the north-west: invite guests to the home for a meal, and the hosts status was dependent on how much he would offer for the feast (longhouse). Some religions don"t consume pork, based on a belief that it is a meat that is unclean. In hindu, eating cows are seen as sacred. Changed our diet so much it is maladaptive. Linked to status and power (e. g. , potlach)
