Food and Racial Identity: Religious Minorities and the Construction of Sociobiological Difference at The End of The Middle Ages
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https://doi.org/10.25094/rtp.2025n44a1146Keywords:
Food, Identity, Race, Medieval, MedicineAbstract
Food practices are presented as a psychobiological marker. The consumption of certain foods, as well as cooking methods, are attributed an indelible physical impact that, following the medical theories of the late medieval period, governs the identity and specific behavior of each person.
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