De la citta a la pica. Consumos, agentes y categorías

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DOI:

https://doi.org/10.56247/qua.467

Paraules clau:

Pica, trastornos alimentarios, no-comestible, geofagia, amilofagia, pagofagia

Resum

El presente artículo propone un abordaje antropológico
del consumo humano de sustancias no-comestibles, o
alotriofagia; y de la pica como su forma de sanción médica.
Para ello hemos realizado una revisión sobre esta práctica
alimentaria a partir del análisis de los documentos históricos y la literatura científica disponibles sobre el objeto de estudio; centrándonos en el tipo de sustancias consumidas, los agentes involucrados y su categorización. A lo largo de nuestra investigación hemos podido constatar la escasez de estudios antropológicos centrados en esta materia y la gran disparidad de argumentos científicos en cuanto a su abordaje y definición. Consideramos que el estudio de esta “anomalía” alimentaria puede proporcionarnos claves acerca de las lógicas que determinan nuestras prácticas alimentarias.

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Lamora Giral, O. (2025). De la citta a la pica. Consumos, agentes y categorías. Quaderns De l’Institut Català d’Antropologia, 40(1), 88–103. https://doi.org/10.56247/qua.467