Folk beliefs of food avoidance and prescription among menstruating and pregnant Karbi women of Kamrup district, Assam
Abstract Background This paper discusses the social dimension of gastronomy, such as folk beliefs regarding avoidance and prescriptions during the stages of menstruation and pregnancy. Cooking and eating are imbued with special meanings, but how they are related to an individual’s multiple identitie...
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doaj-97e531bd238342278b98e764551f2ad32020-11-25T04:11:55ZengBMCJournal of Ethnic Foods2352-61812019-11-01611710.1186/s42779-019-0013-7Folk beliefs of food avoidance and prescription among menstruating and pregnant Karbi women of Kamrup district, AssamRitu Geu Goswami0Mini Bhattacharyya Thakur1National Institute of Public Cooperation & Child DevelopmentDepartment of Anthropology, Gauhati UniversityAbstract Background This paper discusses the social dimension of gastronomy, such as folk beliefs regarding avoidance and prescriptions during the stages of menstruation and pregnancy. Cooking and eating are imbued with special meanings, but how they are related to an individual’s multiple identities, such as menstruating and pregnant women, and how these idioms and ideologies affect food choice negotiated through folk beliefs are discussed. Do food prescriptions contribute to nutrition? Looking for these answers, the present study was undertaken in two blocks densely populated by Karbi tribe in Kamrup district of Assam, India. The objective of the study was to understand the values of folk beliefs scientifically. Methods The data was collected by conducting focus group discussion among adolescent girls and pregnant women. Results It can be concluded that the foods which are included during menstruation and pregnancy were nutrient rich and foods avoided during that period was somewhat scientific.http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s42779-019-0013-7Indigenous food habitsFolk beliefsMenstruationPregnancyKarbi society |
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Folk beliefs of food avoidance and prescription among menstruating and pregnant Karbi women of Kamrup district, Assam |
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Folk beliefs of food avoidance and prescription among menstruating and pregnant Karbi women of Kamrup district, Assam |
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Folk beliefs of food avoidance and prescription among menstruating and pregnant Karbi women of Kamrup district, Assam |
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Folk beliefs of food avoidance and prescription among menstruating and pregnant Karbi women of Kamrup district, Assam |
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Folk beliefs of food avoidance and prescription among menstruating and pregnant Karbi women of Kamrup district, Assam |
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folk beliefs of food avoidance and prescription among menstruating and pregnant karbi women of kamrup district, assam |
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Journal of Ethnic Foods |
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Abstract Background This paper discusses the social dimension of gastronomy, such as folk beliefs regarding avoidance and prescriptions during the stages of menstruation and pregnancy. Cooking and eating are imbued with special meanings, but how they are related to an individual’s multiple identities, such as menstruating and pregnant women, and how these idioms and ideologies affect food choice negotiated through folk beliefs are discussed. Do food prescriptions contribute to nutrition? Looking for these answers, the present study was undertaken in two blocks densely populated by Karbi tribe in Kamrup district of Assam, India. The objective of the study was to understand the values of folk beliefs scientifically. Methods The data was collected by conducting focus group discussion among adolescent girls and pregnant women. Results It can be concluded that the foods which are included during menstruation and pregnancy were nutrient rich and foods avoided during that period was somewhat scientific. |
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Indigenous food habits Folk beliefs Menstruation Pregnancy Karbi society |
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