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...
Main Authors: | Ritu Geu Goswami, Mini Bhattacharyya Thakur |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2019-11-01
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Series: | Journal of Ethnic Foods |
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Online Access: | http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s42779-019-0013-7 |
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