The Food Movement, Culture, and Religion: A Tale of Pigs, Christians, Jews, and Politics Jonathan Schorsch Author - neues Buch

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ISBN/EAN: 9783319890968

ISBN - alternative Schreibweisen:
3-319-89096-4, 978-3-319-89096-8
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Autor des Buches: jonathan ott, michael pollan
Titel des Buches: religion, the pigs

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Autor/in: Jonathan Schorsch
Titel: The Food Movement, Culture, and Religion - A Tale of Pigs, Christians, Jews, and Politics
Verlag: Palgrave Macmillan; Springer International Publishing
121 Seiten
Erscheinungsjahr: 2019-06-04
Cham; CH
Gedruckt / Hergestellt in Niederlande.
Gewicht: 0,454 kg
Sprache: Englisch
53,49 € (DE)
54,99 € (AT)
59,00 CHF (CH)
POD
IX, 121 p. 2 illus. in color.

BC; Jewish Cultural Studies; Hardcover, Softcover / Religion, Theologie/Judentum; Judentum; Verstehen; kosher; pollan; sustainability; food movement; vegan; Climate change management; Sustainable Development; Climate Change Management and Policy; Jewish Cultural Studies; Sustainability; Climate Sciences; Kulturwissenschaften; Nachhaltigkeit; Meteorologie und Klimatologie (Klimaforschung); BB

This book explores the cultural and religious politics of the contemporary food movement, starting from the example of Jewish foodies, their zeal for pig (forbidden by Jewish law), and their talk about why ignoring traditional precepts around food is desirable.  Focusing on the work of Michael Pollan, Jonathan Schorsch questions the modernist, materialist, and rationalist worldview of many foodies and discusses their lack of attention to culture, tradition, and religion.  

“Jonathan Schorsch offers an enlightening and often thought-provoking reflection on how contemporary debates about food shape our thinking about culture, religion, ethics, politics and identity.  … A passionate advocacy for the wisdom of Jewish tradition and an intellectual feast, it is to be enjoyed by anybody interested in how food choices shape our identities and the role of food in intercultural and interreligious interactions.” (Maria Diemling, Common Ground, 2019)

This book explores the cultural and religious politics of the contemporary food movement, starting from the example of Jewish foodies, their zeal for pig (forbidden by Jewish law), and their talk about why ignoring traditional precepts around food is desirable.  Focusing on the work of Michael Pollan, Jonathan Schorsch questions the modernist, materialist, and rationalist worldview of many foodies and discusses their lack of attention to culture, tradition, and religion.  

Explores the cultural and religious politics of the contemporary food movement.

Employs knowledge from different fields.

Written for anyone concerned about food, agriculture, the environment, cultural politics, religion and Judaism.

“Should we endorse a vision of the human being as omnivorous?  Using the crucial issue of Jews’s reluctance to eat pigs as a main example, Jonathan Schorsch gives us a superb analysis of the contemporary food movement and its efforts to resist the erosion of local mores, based on legitimate traditions and concerns.” (Pierre Birnbaum, University of Panthéon-Sorbonne, France)

“Absolutely superb! This book is timely, important, thought-provoking, and eminently readable.  I strongly commend it to everyone who eats.” (Nigel Savage, Founder and Director, Hazon, New York, USA)

“Schorsch’s book is a striking intervention into contemporary food debates. Well written and erudite but also passionate, this book made me think in new ways about old questions about food taboos, about choice vs. tradition, and cosmopolitan vs. local eating. Would be great for classroom discussion and debate.” (David Sutton, Southern Illinois University, USA)