Purity, soul food, and sunni islam: Explorations at the intersection of consumption and resistance

Cultural Anthropology

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 226-249

  Rouse, Carolyn ^a   Hoskins, Janet ^b  

^a PRINCETON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

African American history; Food; Islam; Resistance; Taboos

Indexed keywords

EID: 2942548966     PISSN: 08867356     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1525/can.2004.19.2.226     Document Type: Article

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