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LIMINA 4:2 | Food – Religious, ethical and philosophical aspects | Editorial
and ritual in a Buddhist context” with “Ahara – Nourishment”. He shines
a light on the subject from two sides: an external perspective relating to the
conditions of food production and the interdependency of all life on Earth,
and an internal perspective constituting a meditation on the absorption
and distribution of life force (prana) as a form of spiritualisation of nour-
ishment.
Kurt Remele, University Professor emeritus at the Institute of Ethics and
Social Studies at the Catholic Theological Faculty in Graz, explores the cen-
tral role of fish in the Christian fasting tradition and presents an ethical
counter-argument in his article “A fish called Jesus. Between the real life
and unnecessary suffering of a fasting meal and symbol of Christ”. Remele
traces the history of fish as a Catholic meal back to Bible texts that specifi-
cally reference fish as well as the emergence of fish as a symbol of Christ
during early Christianity. He also offers insight into monastic traditions
that associate fish with sexual purity. Remele then goes on to argue against
the assumption that fish are not sentient beings and appeals to the ethical
conscience of Christians to abstain from eating fish (and meat).
Please join us in this culinary exploration of cultural and religious tradi-
tions of food. We hope you find something to your taste, discover different
flavours, and find our latest issue inspiring and nourishing.
Edith Petschnigg and Peter Ebenbauer
Issue Editors, on behalf of the editorial team
Limina
Grazer theologische Perspektiven, Volume 4:2
- Title
- Limina
- Subtitle
- Grazer theologische Perspektiven
- Volume
- 4:2
- Editor
- Karl Franzens University Graz
- Date
- 2021
- Language
- German
- License
- CC BY-NC 4.0
- Size
- 21.4 x 30.1 cm
- Pages
- 214
- Categories
- Zeitschriften LIMINA - Grazer theologische Perspektiven