Feeding, Sharing, and Devouring: Ritual and Society in Highland Odisha, India

by Peter L. Berger

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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,...

Format:Hardcover

Language:English

ISBN:1614513791

ISBN13:9781614513797

Release Date:January 2015

Publisher:de Gruyter

Length:634 Pages

Weight:2.54 lbs.

Dimensions:1.6" x 6.1" x 9.2"

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Religion Religion & Spirituality Social Science Social Sciences

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