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l l R& e l igion, Food, in Eating North America e Edited by Benjamin e. Zeller, marie W. Dallam, reiD l. neilson, & nora l. ruBel RELIGION, FOOD, AND EATING IN NORTH AMERICA arts and traditions of the table perspectives on culinary history C6366.indb i 1/8/14 12:38 PM arts and traditions of the table perspectives on culinary history albert sonnenfeld, series editor For the list of titles in this series, see pages 337–338 . C6366.indb ii 1/8/14 12:38 PM RELIGION, FOOD, AND EATING IN NORTH AMERICA f--a-l EDITED BY BENJAMIN E. ZELLER, MARIE W. DALLAM, REID L. NEILSON, AND NORA L. RUBEL COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY PRESS NEW YORK C6366.indb iii 1/8/14 12:38 PM Columbia University Press Publishers Since 1893 New York Chichester, West Sussex cup.columbia.edu Copyright © 2014 Columbia University Press All rights reserved Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Religion, food, and eating in North America / edited by Benjamin E. Zeller, Marie W. Dallam, Reid L. Neilson, and Nora L. Rubel. pages cm. — (Arts and traditions of the table: perspectives on culinary history) Papers presented over four years at the Religion, Food, and Eating Seminar at the American Academy of Religion. Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 978-0-231-16030-8 (cloth : alk. paper) — ISBN 978-0-231-16031-5 (pbk. : alk. paper) — ISBN 978-0-231-53731-5 (e-book) 1. Food—Religious aspects—Congresses. 2. Food—North America—Congresses. 3. Food—Caribbean Area—Congresses. 4. Dinners and dining—Religious aspects— Congresses. 5. Dinners and dining—North America—Congresses. 6. Dinners and dining—Caribbean Area—Congresses. 7. Food habits—North America—Congresses. 8. Food habits—Caribbean Area—Congresses. I. Zeller, Benjamin E., editor of compilation. II. American Academy of Religion. BL65.F65R45 2014 203—dc23 2013027854 Columbia University Press books are printed on permanent and durable acid-free paper. This book is printed on paper with recycled content. Printed in the United States of America c 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 p 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 Cover image: © Gallery Stock/Photovogue Cover design: Jordan Wannemacher References to websites (URLs) were accurate at the time of writing. Neither the author nor Columbia University Press is responsible for URLs that may have expired or changed since the manuscript was prepared. C6366.indb iv 1/8/14 12:38 PM For our mentors f--a-l C6366.indb v 1/8/14 12:38 PM C6366.indb vi 1/8/14 12:38 PM CONTENTS Foreword xi martha l. finch Acknowledgments xv Introduction: Religion, Food, and Eating xvii marie w. dallam part 1: theological foodways . DYNAMICS OF CHRISTIAN DIETARY ABSTINENCE david grumett . “JOIN US! COME, EAT!”: VEGETARIANISM IN THE FORMATIVE PERIOD OF THE SEVENTHDAY ADVENTISTS AND THE UNITY SCHOOL OF CHRISTIANITY jeremy rapport . “AND AS WE DINE, WE SING AND PRAISE GOD”: FATHER AND MOTHER DIVINE’S THEOLOGIES OF FOOD leonard norman primiano . HALLELUJAH ACRES: CHRISTIAN RAW FOODS AND THE QUEST FOR HEALTH annie blazer C6366.indb vii 1/8/14 12:38 PM part 2: identity foodways . DRAYDEL SALAD: THE SERIOUS BUSINESS OF JEWISH FOOD AND FUN IN THE S rachel gross . SALMON AS SACRAMENT: FIRST SALMON CEREMONIES IN THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST suzanne crawford o’brien . AN UNUSUAL FEAST: GUMBO AND THE COMPLEX BREW OF BLACK RELIGION derek s. hicks . “I CHOSE JUDAISM BUT CHRISTMAS COOKIES CHOSE ME”: FOOD, IDENTITY, AND FAMILIAL RELIGIOUS PRACTICE IN CHRISTIAN/JEWISH BLENDED FAMILIES samira k. mehta part 3: negotiated foodways . CRYSTALLIZING SUBJECTIVITIES IN THE AFRICAN DIASPORA: SUGAR, HONEY, AND THE GODS OF AFROCUBAN LUCUMÍ elizabeth pérez . GOOD TO EAT: CULINARY PRIORITIES IN THE NATION OF ISLAM AND THE CHURCH OF JESUS CHRIST OF LATTERDAY SAINTS kate holbrook . MINDFUL EATING: AMERICAN BUDDHISTS AND WORLDLY BENEFITS jeff wilson . THE FEAST AT THE END OF THE FAST: THE EVOLUTION OF AN AMERICAN JEWISH RITUAL nora l. rubel viii - contents 0011__zzeellll0066003300__ffmm..iinndddd vviiiiii 11//1155//1144 11::2233 PPMM part 4: activist foodways . KOINONIA PARTNERS: A DEMONSTRATION PLOT FOR FOOD, FELLOWSHIP, AND SUSTAINABILITY todd levasseur . REFRESHING THE CONCEPT OF HALAL MEAT: RESISTANCE AND RELIGIOSITY IN CHICAGO’S TAQWA ECOFOOD COOPERATIVE sarah e. robinson . QUASIRELIGIOUS AMERICAN FOODWAYS: THE CASES OF VEGETARIANISM AND LOCAVORISM benjamin e. zeller Selected Bibliography on Religion and Food List of Contributors Index contents - ix C6366.indb ix 1/8/14 12:38 PM
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