1. Caste System
... syntagm of homogeneity" (234). The theory also offers insight into Hindu beliefs about the roles of food and eating. "Cold foods" (milk, clarified butter, most fruits, vegetables) make one sattvagun. "Hot foods" (meat, eggs, onion, mangoes) make one rajogun. Spoiled or stale food make tamogun, as do beef and alcohol (Davis 20). Thus, Brahmins are expected to be vegetarians, while the ... them: "One is always likely to become what he eats, and he may also be atomically involved in what he feeds to others, especially if and when the food is hot," (Marriott and Inden 233). This would expla...
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