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Shipibo food categorization and preference: relationships between indigenous and Western dietary concepts
American anthropologist • 88 (3) • Published In 1986 • Pages: 647-658
By: Behrens, Clifford A..
Abstract
This paper examines the Shipibo conceptualization of foods and their ideas about what constitutes an acceptable diet. Statistical analysis of Shipibo food preferences independently corroborates the Shipibo ethno-classification of foods, collected from key-informant interviews, and suggest that the principles they use to classify foods are the same principles used to organize their food preferences. Further examination of the nutritional composition of Shipibo food categories reveals that their dietary concepts are consistent with Western notions of maintaining health and growth (p. 647).
- HRAF PubDate
- 2002
- Region
- South America
- Sub Region
- Amazon and Orinoco
- Document Type
- article
- Evaluation
- Creator Type
- Ethnologist
- Document Rating
- 5: Excellent Primary Data
- Analyst
- John Beierle ; 2001
- Field Date
- Juen 1980-Aug. 1981
- Coverage Date
- not specified
- Coverage Place
- Peru
- Notes
- Clifford A. Behrens
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 656-658)
- LCCN
- 17015424
- LCSH
- Shipibo-Conibo Indians