The alimentary imaginary in German, Spanish and French: how meat is Experienced Cover Image

L’imaginaire culinaire en allemand, espagnol et français : le rapport à la viande
The alimentary imaginary in German, Spanish and French: how meat is Experienced

Author(s): Sylvain FARGE, Setty MORETTI
Subject(s): Cultural Anthropology / Ethnology
Published by: ESSACHESS
Keywords: alimentary imaginary; nature/culture; representations; symbolism; meat

Summary/Abstract: Imaginaries are built on social representations as well as on linguistic structures. The analysis of lexical representations of German, Spanish and French about alimentation, especially meat, may allow a better insight in the imaginary linked with the latter. The analysis, although, shows that, in Spanish, meat stands symbolically for strength and that this strength has to be evacuated from the meat inGerman. In French, meanwhile, the division between feminine and masculine principles situates foremost the alimentation in culture and rather far from nature.

  • Issue Year: VIII/2015
  • Issue No: 02
  • Page Range: 13-25
  • Page Count: 13
  • Language: French