Alimentação, Comida E Cultura: O Exercício Da Comensalidade

Abstract

Resumo Este artigo, no formato de ensaio, apresenta uma ref lexão conceitual sobre alimentação e cultura. Neste contexto, insere-se a discussão sobre a comensalidade e sua importância ao longo do processo histórico e social dos povos, apresentando o uso do fogo como importante fator cultural e social que potencializou a agregação, e também como peça central nas mudanças das práticas alimentares. Discutem-se, ainda, as dinâmicas de comensalidade, as práticas alimentares adotadas na contemporaneidade em suas conexões com o tradicional e o moderno. Traz a abordagem, a partir de alguns autores da antropologia e da sociologia da alimentação, a diferença entre alimento e comida-quando se trata de aspectos fisiológicos e automáticos, como atendimento à sobrevivência humana e o sentido dado pelo viés culturalquando comer adquire também importância simbólica. Portanto, é na compreensão cultural e social da comida que este artigo se fundamenta. Trata-se daquele sentido em que, através das regras socialmente estabelecidas, criam-se vínculos com quem come e com as demais dinâmicas que envolvem a comensalidade.

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