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100			_aRaju, K V (ed) _aManasi, S. (ed) _9119393
245			_aAnna-daan, food charity in India _bPreaching and practice
260			_aNew York _bRoutledge _c2024
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500			_aTable of Contents List of figures vii List of maps viii List of tables ix Foreword by Ruth Suseela Meinzen-Dick xi Foreword by Yogi Adityanath xiii Acknowledgements xiv PART I History and practices 1 1 Anna-daan, food charity: an overview 3 K. V. RAJU AND S. MANASI 2 Anna-daan, food charity in Hinduism: an exploration 22 K. V. RAJU, S. MANASI, M. S. SHRUTI, AND N. LATHA 3 Anna-daan: Jain Agamas theory and practice 64 PRATIBHA PARSHWANATH AND N. LATHA 4 Anna-daan in Buddhism: deciphering the nexus 99 SAROJ KANTA KAR AND ABHIMANYU CHETTRI 5 Anna-daan practices in Sikhism: manifestations of the institution of langar (community kitchen) 119 MANVINDER SINGH AND NATASHA KALRA 6 Anna-daan in Christianity: origin, meaning, and varieties 140 JAMES PONNIAH 7 Anna-daan in Islam: objectives, nuances, and variants 170 M. A. SIRAJ, MOHAMMAD KHALIMULLAH, AND HARSHITA BHAT 8 Conclusion 203 PART II Case studies 217 Case studies 219
520			_aEating together unites people and has a significant impact on their physical, social, and emotional development. This book looks at practices and traditions of sharing food prevalent among major religious communities in India, including Hinduism, Buddhism, Jainism, Sikhism, Christianity, and Islam. Food insecurity is one of the major problems every country in the world is facing today because of increasing population, climate change, agrarian distress, wars and conflicts, and the COVID-19 pandemic. Including case studies from across India, this book examines the necessity and effectiveness of food-sharing practices in temples, mosques, and gurudwaras, among others. Emphasising the importance of these practices for the social and physical well-being of the most vulnerable sections of society, it showcases how traditional religious practices of food sharing have contributed to tackling hunger, especially during the COVID-19 pandemic. The volume also offers long-term solutions to address underlying issues which cause hunger and food insecurity. One of the first to study food sharing and alms-giving practices in India, this book will be an essential read for scholars and researchers of sociology, anthropology, food studies, religion, security studies, political economy, public policy, and South Asian history and culture.
650			_aFood security _aFood charity _aFood charity-Hinduism _aFood charity-Christianity _9119394
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