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Food Symbolism in Hindu Nepal

Food Symbolism in Hindu Nepal
Contributions to Nepalese Studies
Format: Journal Article
Publication Date: 1978-12
Publisher: Center for Nepal and Asian Studies
Place of Publication: Kirtipur, Nepal
Pages: 47-66
Sources ID: 127969
Visibility: Public (group default)
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The article studies food symbolism in Brahman-Chhetri culture. This study attempts to reveal a consistency in the symbolic uses of food in various realms of Brahman-Chhetri life. Actually food in Brahman-Chhetri culture is a code through which principles are established and expressed. The notions of fed, unfed, and fed upon serve as a kind of progressive cultural metaphor through which man's physical, social, and spiritual relationships are articulated. It includes 1 leaf of plate and a table with summary of "how Brahman-Chhetri food symbols are interpreted to reveal a broader cultural ideology". (Rajeev Ranjan Singh 2007-01-16)

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Contributions to Nepalese Studies