Don't forget Marvin Harris' chapter on the question of food taboos in Cannibals and Kings, I believe (1974). A materialist perspective but quite an interesting read...
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From: Analysis of animal remains from archaeological sites on behalf of Nerissa Russell
Sent: Mon 2008-11-24 5:17 PM
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Subject: Re: [ZOOARCH] pork taboos
I think Hesse and Wapnish have one of the best discussions of this:
Hesse, Brian C., and Paula Wapnish
1998 Pig use and abuse in the ancient Levant: Ethnoreligious
boundary-building with swine. In Ancestors for the Pigs: Pigs in
Prehistory. S. M. Nelson, ed. Pp. 123-135. MASCA Research Papers in
Science and Archaeology. Philadelphia: University of Pennsylvania,
University Museum.
At 2:04 PM -0800 11/24/08, fiona beglane wrote:
>Hello Zooarch,
>Does anyone know how far back the taboo on pork consumption goes in
>Judaism? The bible includes references to swineherds and I am
>interested in why you would keep pigs if you weren't planning to eat
>them.
>Thanks
>Fiona
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