Examination of the relationship between food,
American religions, and American popular culture;
how food is incorporated into formal religious
rituals such as the Eucharist or fasting; how
cooking, communal eating, and food practices are
part of the more informal religious culture of
religious communities. Also, consideration of
whether eating and food have taken on religious
meaning within American culture as a whole, using
the Northwest as a focus.
American religions, and American popular culture;
how food is incorporated into formal religious
rituals such as the Eucharist or fasting; how
cooking, communal eating, and food practices are
part of the more informal religious culture of
religious communities. Also, consideration of
whether eating and food have taken on religious
meaning within American culture as a whole, using
the Northwest as a focus.
- Teacher: Susanna Morrill