|
Imposed Anorexia: A Model of Dietary
Restriction in Four Ideological Groups
Jessie Meikle
Abstract
This article develops a model of ‘imposed anorexia’ within new religious
movements. In particular, I argue for a three-fold model of imposed anorexia:
directly imposed, mediated, and doctrinally accepted. I develop this model of
imposed anorexia by analyzing the dietary habits and restrictions in four NRMs:
Church Universal and Triumphant, The Disciples of the Lord Jesus Christ,
Breatharianism, and the Family of Anne Hamilton-Byrne (The Great White
Brotherhood). Specifically, I conceptualize imposed anorexia as a form of
control that ideological leaders hold over their ‘surrogate bodies,’ which are
those of their followers.
Full text available through
ICSA E-Library.
|
