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Elizabeth Pérez - Religion in the Kitchen - 9781479861613 - V9781479861613
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Religion in the Kitchen

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Description for Religion in the Kitchen Hardcover. Series: North American Religions. Num Pages: 320 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HRCV; HRLF; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 22. Weight in Grams: 612.

Honorable Mention, 2019 Barbara T. Christian Literary Award, given by the Caribbean Studies Association
Winner, 2017 Clifford Geertz Prize in the Anthropology of Religion, presented by the Society for the Anthropology of Religion section of the American Anthropological Association
Finalist, 2017 Albert J. Raboteau Prize for the Best Book in Africana Religions presented by the Journal of Africana Religions

An examination of the religious importance of food among Caribbean and Latin American communities
Before honey can be offered to the Afro-Cuban deity Ochún, it must be tasted, to prove to her that it is good. In ... Read more

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Product Details

Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
New York University Press United States
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
Series
North American Religions
Number of Pages
320
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9781479861613
SKU
V9781479861613
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 7 to 11 working days
Ref
99-1

About Elizabeth Pérez
Elizabeth Perez is Associate Professor of Religion at the University of California Santa Barbara. She is author of Religion in the Kitchen: Cooking, Talking, & the Making of Black Atlantic Traditions (New York University Press, 2016; winner of the 2017 Clifford Geertz Prize in the Anthropology of Religion, presented by the Society for the Anthropology of Religion section of the ... Read more

Reviews for Religion in the Kitchen
Religion in the Kitchenis the product of Pe´rez longstanding interest in the religious phenomena of Black Atlantic communities, and builds on a number of prior projects, revisiting, revising, and creating a thoughtful and fascinating ethnographic text . . . [W]ill fascinate both the academic community and the interested layperson.
Journal of Religious History
[A] major contribution to the ... Read more

Goodreads reviews for Religion in the Kitchen


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