Title Food and foodways of medieval Cairenes : aspects of life in an Islamic metropolis of the eastern Mediterranean / by Paulina B. Lewicka

Published Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2011

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Description 1 online resource (xxi, 626 pages) : maps Series Islamic history and civilization : studies and texts, 0929-2403 ; v. 88 Islamic history and civilization ; v. 88. Contents Preface; Acknowledgments; Abbreviations; Maps; Introductory Essay Medieval Cairo and Its Inhabitants; Survey of the Sources for the Study of the Medieval Cairene Food Culture; Part One On Food; Part Two On Eating; Part Three On Beverages; Bibliography; General Index; Index of Arabic Terms Summary As a corpus-based study which aims at profiling the food culture of medieval Cairo, the book is an attempt to reconstruct the menu of Cairenes as well as their various daily practices, customs and habits related to food and eating Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and indexes Notes Print version record Subject Food habits -- Egypt -- Cairo -- History Food habits -- Religious aspects -- Islam -- History Diet -- Egypt -- Cairo -- History Dinners and dining -- Religious aspects -- Islam -- History Table etiquette -- Egypt -- Cairo -- History Food habits. Culture. Food preferences. Medicine, Medieval. Feeding Behavior Beverages -- history Culture Food Preferences History, Medieval Islam -- history culture note. culture (concept) SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Customs & Traditions. Medicine, Medieval Food preferences Culture Civilization Diet Dinners and dining -- Religious aspects -- Islam Food habits Table etiquette SUBJECT Cairo (Egypt) -- Civilization Egypt -- History -- 640-1250. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85041291 Egypt Subject Egypt Egypt -- Cairo Genre/Form History Form Electronic book ISBN 9789004206465 9004206469 1283270544 9781283270540

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