Concept information
Preferred term
food
Definition
- Food has historically served as an integral component of African spirituality. Whether associated with African Diasporic rituals, funerals, or traditional ancestor veneration, the spiritual use of food has been a uniting practice of Africans worldwide. [Source: Encyclopedia of African Religion; Food]
Broader concept
Narrower concepts
- bread
- candy
- cereals
- condiments
- crops, agricultural
- dairy products
- dietary carbohydrates
- dietary fats
- dietary fiber
- dietary proteins
- dietary supplements
- edible nuts
- eggs
- fast food
- flour
- food additives
- food, genetically modified
- food pastes
- food, preserved
- foods, specialized
- fruit
- honey
- meals
- meat
- micronutrients
- molasses
- nuts
- organic food
- seeds
- vegetables
Belongs to group
URI
https://concepts.sagepub.com/social-science/concept/food
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