I like the idea of thinking about theophagy as so sacred because of it being taboo, especially in the context of the Eucharist in Catholicism. Growing up religion, I took part in communion - but was always reminded that the grape juice and crackers were just representations of Jesus, not actually his flesh and blood. Catholic Eucharist always seemed to be a more sacred practice, especially because it often excludes non-Catholics. Ah, so much to think about here!!!
So much of the sacred is gross/taboo if you really think about it. Think of people dealing with corpses and how much ritual has been involved there. We’ve sanitized things in order to create distance from the pagan part, but it’s still there.
I like the idea of thinking about theophagy as so sacred because of it being taboo, especially in the context of the Eucharist in Catholicism. Growing up religion, I took part in communion - but was always reminded that the grape juice and crackers were just representations of Jesus, not actually his flesh and blood. Catholic Eucharist always seemed to be a more sacred practice, especially because it often excludes non-Catholics. Ah, so much to think about here!!!
So much of the sacred is gross/taboo if you really think about it. Think of people dealing with corpses and how much ritual has been involved there. We’ve sanitized things in order to create distance from the pagan part, but it’s still there.