Description |
viii, 336 pages ; 24 cm |
Bibliography |
Bibliography: pages 299-331. |
Note |
Includes index. |
Contents |
Food, Politics and Pilgrimage in South India, 1350-1650 A.D. / Carol Appadurai Breckenridge -- Food from the Mouth of Krishna: Socio-Religious Aspects of Sacred Food in Two Krishnaite Sects / Paul M. Toomey -- Piety and Honor: The Meaning of Muslim Feasts in Old Delphi / Christopher P.H. Murphy -- Conservatism and Change in Food Habits Among the Migrants in India: A Study in Gastrodynamics / M.S.A. Rao -- Food Among the Nomadic Gadulia Lohars / P.K. Misra -- The Indian Meal: Aspects of Cultural Economy and Food Use / R. S. Khare -- Modes of Food Classification and the Diet-Health Contingency: A South Indian Case Study / Mark Nichter -- Food Categories in Bangladesh, and Its Relationship to Food Beliefs and Practices of Vulnerable Groups / Najma Rizvi -- Rice and Wheat: The Meaning of Food in Bangladesh / Shirley Lindenbaum -- Hospitality, Charity, and Rationing: Three Channels of Food Distribution in India / R. S. Khare. |
Subject |
Food habits -- South Asia.
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Food habits. |
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South Asia. |
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Food habits -- India.
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India. |
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South Asia -- Social life and customs.
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Manners and customs. |
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India -- Social life and customs.
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Added Author |
Khare, R. S. (Ravindra S.)
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Rao, M. S. A.
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ISBN |
089089275X |
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9780890892756 |
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