01/30
2017
Lecture

Food and Identity in Judaism, Christianity and Islam

6:00 pm - 6:00 pm
WCHP Lecture Hall in Parker Pavilion
Portland Campus
David Freidenreich
Free and open to the public

Refusing to share a meal or accept food prepared by others does more than just express the notion that 鈥淲e鈥 want nothing to do with 鈥淭hem.鈥 This kind of anti-social behavior also reinforces ideas about who They are and, perhaps more importantly, who We are. This talk will explore ideas about what it means to be Jewish, Christian, or Muslim embedded in the traditional food restrictions of these religious communities. It will also consider the ways in which premodern ideas about Us and Them continue to shape interfaith relations today.

Address

WCHP Lecture Hall in Parker Pavilion
716 Stevens Avenue
Portland, ME 04103
United States

David Freidenreich delivering CGH lecture