TY - JOUR
T1 - From Hand to Mouth
T2 - Reflections on the Multivocality of Gursha in Ethiopia
AU - Salamon, Hagar
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
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PY - 2020
Y1 - 2020
N2 - The custom of feeding a person sitting at one's table by placing a handful of sumptuous food in his or her mouth is a unique Ethiopian commensal practice, known as gursha. The present article aims at eliciting and examining a plethora of associations regarding this convivial, hospitable practice. Based on a wide range of sources, it examines gursha as a dynamic canvas for a wide spectrum of social, historical, and religious associations. The article propose to conceptualize gursha as a "dominant gesture"that draws upon and combines secular and religious sentiments.
AB - The custom of feeding a person sitting at one's table by placing a handful of sumptuous food in his or her mouth is a unique Ethiopian commensal practice, known as gursha. The present article aims at eliciting and examining a plethora of associations regarding this convivial, hospitable practice. Based on a wide range of sources, it examines gursha as a dynamic canvas for a wide spectrum of social, historical, and religious associations. The article propose to conceptualize gursha as a "dominant gesture"that draws upon and combines secular and religious sentiments.
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85098598594&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.14321/nortafristud.19.2.0001
DO - 10.14321/nortafristud.19.2.0001
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AN - SCOPUS:85098598594
SN - 0740-9133
VL - 19
SP - 1
EP - 30
JO - Northeast African Studies
JF - Northeast African Studies
IS - 2
ER -