Religions' food practices can illustrate a lot about religions, and can raise new research questions. I will give examples of ways in which religious food practices are reflections of broader religious ideals. Foods contain essences and are religiously symbolic; foods are a window into how people understand the necessity to obey God; food practices relate to health outcomes; and food practices reflect and inculcate social structures and worldviews. The article will go on to consider some broader questions raised including the origins and cultural evolution of food rules, and how food practices relate to group differences and individual differences.

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你可以从食物中学到很多关于宗教的知识

宗教的饮食习惯可以说明很多关于宗教的内容，并且可以提出新的研究问题。我将举例说明宗教饮食习惯如何反映更广泛的宗教理想。食物含有精华，具有宗教象征意义；食物是了解人们如何理解服从上帝的必要性的窗口；饮食习惯与健康结果有关；饮食习惯反映并灌输社会结构和世界观。本文将继续考虑提出的一些更广泛的问题，包括食品规则的起源和文化演变，以及食品实践如何与群体差异和个体差异相关联。