Arjun Appaduraï
gastro?politics in Hindu South Asia
California University of Pennsylvania
general semiotic properties food take particularly intense forms context gastropolitics food medium sometimes message conflict south asia beliefs food encode complex set social moral propositions food serves two diametrically opposed semiotic functions either homogenize actors transact serve heterogenize tamil brahmin community south india underlying tension takes three particular forms arenas household marriage feast temple food symbolism semiotics politics south india