The stomach, the path of the heart and the transformation of the world Women, Food, Practical Relations, and Kinship in Turkey L'estomac, le chemin du coeur et la transformation du monde Femmes, nourriture, relations et parenté pratiques en Turquie

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Sauner-Leroy M. H.

Anthropology of the Middle East, vol.15, no.2, pp.119-135, 2020 (Scopus) identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 15 Issue: 2
  • Publication Date: 2020
  • Doi Number: 10.3167/ame.2020.150210
  • Journal Name: Anthropology of the Middle East
  • Journal Indexes: Scopus, Academic Search Premier, IBZ Online, International Bibliography of Social Sciences, Anthropological Literature, Arab World Research Source, Index Islamicus, MLA - Modern Language Association Database, Sociological abstracts
  • Page Numbers: pp.119-135
  • Keywords: family, food exchanges, gender, middle class, Turkey, women
  • Galatasaray University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

© 2020 © The Author(s)Based on a survey carried out with middle-class, married, practicing and non-practicing Muslim women living in Istanbul, this work is focused on female relational networks, their link to cooking and gender relations. The article argues that the disruptions, modifications and accommodations put in place by women and men in their management of everyday life are reflected through daily food practices. The study emphasises the pivotal role of older women in the changes in male/female relationships. The disruptions do not seem to be based on one's positional relation to religion, but rather on one's belonging to age, class, or social status.