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Comer y ser: La alimentación como política de la diferenciación en la América española, siglos XVI y XVII
To Eat and To Be: Food as Differenciation Policy in Spanish America, 16th and 17th Centuries
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Abstract This paper demonstrates that food served as a marker of social differentiation during the 16th and 17th centuries in the Spanish possessions in America, not only in economic terms but also in the sense that food was associated with the social stratum to which a person belonged. Each one was oblidged... view more
This paper demonstrates that food served as a marker of social differentiation during the 16th and 17th centuries in the Spanish possessions in America, not only in economic terms but also in the sense that food was associated with the social stratum to which a person belonged. Each one was oblidged to eat foods associated with his or her "natural" stratum. This complex hierarchical model of society was based on European patterns coming from the Middle Ages, such as the Great Chain of Being and humoral theory. This model was reinforced in the early modern period, and it took on new characteristics in America, where it was used to differentiate Spaniards, Creoles, Mestizos and Indians.... view less
Keywords
nutrition; food; social stratum; Latin America; sixteenth century; social status; seventeenth century
Classification
Ethnology, Cultural Anthropology, Ethnosociology
Free Keywords
social differentiation; great chain of being; humoral theory; alimentación; diferenciación social; gran cadena del ser; teoría humoral
Document language
Spanish
Publication Year
2016
Page/Pages
p. 53-77
Journal
Varia Historia, 32 (2016) 58
ISSN
0104-8775
Status
Published Version; peer reviewed
Licence
Creative Commons - Attribution