yeah, and most of those rules came about because pork was likely to contain parasites and was overall more dangerous. people interpreted getting sick because of unsafe food as being punished by god
Sort of. It’s a bit more complicated than that. But religious food prohibitions are never rational. Most religious taboos are formed first and theological justification comes second.
Eh, that is one explanation, but pigs are only slightly worse than other domestic animals, which also have parasites and whose meat would spoil. The other and I think more likely explanation is formalizing differences between themselves from other ethnic groups in the region and making that division explicit. The early precursors to Israelites and Judeans were inland in the hills and shepherds, and were defining themselves against the more urban and coastal Philistines and other Phoenecian peoples. Pigs are preferred by more dense populations since they can be kept in a pen and don’t have to move around to graze, and the coastal element is why there is also prohibitions against shellfish.
i’ve heard this before and it makes no sense, are we just assuming ancient muslims would eat pork sashimi? You’re not gonna get parasites if you cook stuff thoroughly
yeah, and most of those rules came about because pork was likely to contain parasites and was overall more dangerous. people interpreted getting sick because of unsafe food as being punished by god
No. It’s cause its a food for poor people.
Sort of. It’s a bit more complicated than that. But religious food prohibitions are never rational. Most religious taboos are formed first and theological justification comes second.
Eh, that is one explanation, but pigs are only slightly worse than other domestic animals, which also have parasites and whose meat would spoil. The other and I think more likely explanation is formalizing differences between themselves from other ethnic groups in the region and making that division explicit. The early precursors to Israelites and Judeans were inland in the hills and shepherds, and were defining themselves against the more urban and coastal Philistines and other Phoenecian peoples. Pigs are preferred by more dense populations since they can be kept in a pen and don’t have to move around to graze, and the coastal element is why there is also prohibitions against shellfish.
i’ve heard this before and it makes no sense, are we just assuming ancient muslims would eat pork sashimi? You’re not gonna get parasites if you cook stuff thoroughly