You should be able to define, explain and apply the indicated key terms and concepts.
Food is central to many religious traditions.
With regard to the study of taboos and proscriptions, consider Judaism, Passover and the Haggadah texts. Through all the sorrow of the Sorrow Songs there breathes a hope - a faith in the ultimate justice of things. The minor cadences of despair changes often into triumph and calm confidence. Sometimes it is faith in life, sometimes a faith in death, sometimes assurance of boundless justice in some fair world beyond. A comparative discussion about religion can be advanced by constructing analogies, which are always compelling and instructive, if often misleading.