Rice, Culture and Ideology

• Main Author: Aguilar, Filomeno V, Jr
• Format: text
• Published: Archīum Ateneo 2021
• Subjects: Culture; invented tradition; rice; Philippines; ideology; belief; Food Studies; History; South and Southeast Asian Languages and Societies
• Online Access: https://archium.ateneo.edu/history-faculty-pubs/67; https://thebeacon.ru/archive/2021.html
• Institution: Ateneo De Manila University

Rice played different roles throughout Filipino history. A magical item in ancient times up to Middle Ages; rice transformed to a consumer product whose consumption reflects the stratification of the Filipino society. From a central cultural element in the Philippines islands rice was gradually down...