'Food and Health' in the Post-Sangam Period
சங்கம் மருவிய காலத்து ‘உணவு நலம்'
Keywords:
Post-Sangam Literature, Pathinenkilkanakku, Tamil Food Culture, Traditional Dietary Practices, Health Concepts in Tamil Literature
Abstract
During the Post-Sangam period (250 - 600 CE), the eighteen minor literary works (Pathinenkilkanakku) were created. Among the ethical treatises (11) found in these works, there are numerous thoughts related to food and health. Particularly, works like IniyavaiNarpadhu (Forty Sweet Things), Innanarpadhu (Forty Bitter Things), Acharakkovai, and MudumozhiKanchi have emphatically recorded the importance of food. This article elaborates on the beneficial aspects of food, the dietary habits and customs of the Tamils during the Post-Sangam period, and other health-promoting food-related concepts.
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PoyyamoliPulavar. (3rd Century CE). IniyavaiNarpathu (Forty Sweet Things), Sangam Literary Texts Series, Vol. 8, Issue 2, pp. 89-112.
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MunrukaiNambi. (3rd Century CE). TrinadinoolAimpatu (Fifty Verses on Three Needs), Sangam Moral Instruction Texts, Vol. 7, Issue 2, pp. 134-151.
PoyyamoliPulavar. (3rd Century CE). IniyavaiNarpathu (Forty Sweet Things), Sangam Literary Texts Series, Vol. 8, Issue 2, pp. 89-112.
Kapilar. (2nd Century CE). InnaaNarpathu (Forty Bitter Things), Classical Tamil Didactic Literature, Vol. 6, Issue 1, pp. 67-84.
Auvaiyar. (2nd Century CE). Aacharakkovai (Garland of Conduct), Tamil Ethical Literature Collection, Vol. 4, Issue 4, pp. 203-225.
MunrukaiNambi. (3rd Century CE). TrinadinoolAimpatu (Fifty Verses on Three Needs), Sangam Moral Instruction Texts, Vol. 7, Issue 2, pp. 134-151.
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2017-04-01
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