Religion in the Kitchen

This book is a truly original and innovative look into the often unknown and complex “micropractices” of preparing sacred foods that are important religious rituals in their own right. With her in-depth anthropological study of the traditions of Lucumi (popularly known as Santeria), Elizabeth Pérez uncovers behind-the-scenes secrets of the preparation that goes on in kitchens around the world, usually at the hands of women and gay men, to ensure that food is prepared according to tradition and to truly “please the gods.”