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Berger, Peter. Feeding, Sharing, and Devouring - Ritual and Society in Highland Odisha, India. De Gruyter, 2015.
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Peter Berger

Feeding, Sharing, and Devouring

Ritual and Society in Highland Odisha, India
  • De Gruyter
  • 2015
  • Gebunden
  • 638 Seiten
  • ISBN 9781614513797

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, this study aims to understand the interrelated fields of cosmology, social order, and economy of an Indian highland community. ghland community.

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