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This article charts the major concepts, theoretical and methodological models, and approaches used by teachers and scholars of religion and food, with a focus on how such concepts may be embedded within courses on religion and nature. The article first introduces central topics such as foodways, the food cycle, and some key concepts within the cultural study of religion, nature, and food. Second, it notes how the study of religion, nature, and food requires drawing from the tools of food studies, religious studies, diet/nutritional studies, and cultural studies, among others. Finally, the article offers some best practices in terms of how to teach the topic, focusing on active learning strategies. The article proposes that because everyone eats, the topic of religion, nature, and food is a unique way to engage students, helping them think critically about an otherwise unexamined but pervasive aspect of life.

"Religion, Attire, and Adornment in North America collects original scholarly essays on the overlooked and underexamined subject of religious dress. Employing four thematic lenses, authors explore ways that religious attire has been a site of identity formation, social negotiation, theological interpretation, and/or political activism for faith communities. The volume as a whole mirrors the religious diversity that exists in the United States. In keeping with the turn toward practices and material cultures in the field of religious studies, the anthology highlights the manners in which adornment serves a central role in the lives of religious individuals and communities. The essays, which investigate aspects of religious dress in North America in the nineteenth, twentieth, and twenty-first centuries, consider adornment practices of Catholics, Protestants, Mormons, Muslims, Jews, and new religious movements as well as individuals who straddle religious boundaries. They explore connections between dress and meaning-making within religion, including aspects of self-perception, communication, and everyday action"--

Clothing, dress, and ornamentation are crucial parts of individual and communal religious life and practice, yet they are too often overlooked. This book convenes leading scholars to explore the roles of attire and adornment in the creation and communication of religious meaning, identity, and community. Contributors investigate aspects of religious dress in North America in the nineteenth, twentieth, and twenty-first centuries, considering adornment practices in a wide range of religious traditions and among individuals who straddle religious boundaries. The collection is organized around four frameworks for understanding the material culture of religion: theological interpretation, identity formation, negotiation of tradition, and activism.Religion, Attire, and Adornment in North America features essays on topics such as Black Israelites' use of African fabrics, Christian religious tattoos, Wiccan ritual nudity, Amish "plain dress," Mormon sacred garments, Hare Krishna robes, and the Church of Body Modification. Spanning the diversity of religious practice and expression, this book is suitable for a range of undergraduate courses and offers new insights for scholars in many disciplines