Award Date
1-1-2005
Degree Type
Thesis
Degree Name
Master of Arts (MA)
Department
Anthropology
First Committee Member
John Swetnam
Number of Pages
70
Abstract
The purpose of this analysis is to explore the ways in which the Moroccan ritual of mint tea consumption is symbolic of and informed by the underlying core values of Moroccan culture. In particular, issues of Muslim faith, gender prescriptions, socio-economics and hospitality will be explored in detail as they pertain to the ritual of mint tea consumption. The analysis will show that ultimately "what and how you drink is what you are." Understanding the particular consumptive practices of a culture is key to understanding what is considered to be "right" and "natural" behavior by individuals within that culture.
Keywords
Consumption; Economics; Faith; Gender; Hospitality; Mint; Morocco; Muslim; Prescriptions; Reflections; Representation; Significance; Social; Socio; Symbolic; Tea
Controlled Subject
Ethnology; Religion
File Format
File Size
2283.52 KB
Degree Grantor
University of Nevada, Las Vegas
Language
English
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Repository Citation
Sudakov, Monika, "The social significance of mint tea consumption in Morocco: Reflections on its symbolic representation of Muslim faith, gender prescriptions, socio-economics and hospitality" (2005). UNLV Retrospective Theses & Dissertations. 1856.
http://dx.doi.org/10.25669/673p-u1yf
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