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Religion in the Kitchen : Cooking, Talking, and the Making of Black Atlantic Traditions /

Before honey can be offered to the Afro-Cuban deity Ochún, it must be tasted, to prove to her that it is good. In African-inspired religions throughout the Caribbean, Latin America, and the United States, such gestures instill the attitudes that turn participants into practitioners. Acquiring deep...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Perez, Elizabeth, 1975- (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York : New York University Press, [2016]
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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  • Cover; Title Page; Copyright Page; Dedication; Contents; List of Illustrations; Acknowledgments; Introduction; Part I. Ordinary Home Cooking; 1. Space, Time, and Ache; 2. Kitchen, Food, and Family; Part II. Kitchen Work; 3. Engendering Knowledge; 4. Gendering the Kitchen; Part III. Kitchen Talk; 5. Tasting Affliction; 6. Walking the Talk; Conclusion: Micropractices in Macrocosm; Notes; Glossary; Selected Bibliography; Index; About the Author.