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... women and chil- dren set upon him and beat him . Then they decorate him with grey feathers and shave off his eyebrows , and dance around him , having first bound him securely so that he can- not escape . They give him a woman who ...
... women and chil- dren set upon him and beat him . Then they decorate him with grey feathers and shave off his eyebrows , and dance around him , having first bound him securely so that he can- not escape . They give him a woman who ...
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... women . " India is notorious for having these seemingly bizarre food be- liefs . A study carried out in the state of Tamil Nadu found that there were over a hundred foods which women said were not good to eat when they were pregnant or ...
... women . " India is notorious for having these seemingly bizarre food be- liefs . A study carried out in the state of Tamil Nadu found that there were over a hundred foods which women said were not good to eat when they were pregnant or ...
Page 239
... women to tell her what kinds of foods they would and would not eat after childbirth . The women said they must abstain from all fruits except bananas and durian , all fried foods , several species of fish , and all curries , gravies ...
... women to tell her what kinds of foods they would and would not eat after childbirth . The women said they must abstain from all fruits except bananas and durian , all fried foods , several species of fish , and all curries , gravies ...
Contents
ONE Good to Think or Good to Eat? | 13 |
TWO Meat Hunger | 19 |
THREE The Riddle of the Sacred Cow | 47 |
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