Food culture and health in pre-modern Islamic societies /

Food culture and health in pre-modern Islamic societies /

This book brings together edited articles from the second edition of the Encyclopaedia of Islam that are relevant to food culture, health, diet, and medicine in pre-Islamic Muslim societies. This compilation consists of edited entries on agriculture and irrigation, with attention for various staples...

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Other Authors: Waines, David.

Format: eBook

Language: English

Published: Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2011.

Series: EI Reference Guides 3.
Middle East and Islamic Studies E-Books Online, Collection 2011, ISBN: 9789004223066.

Subjects:

Food supply > Islamic countries > History.
Medicine > Islamic countries > History.
Muslims > Health and hygiene > History.
Nutrition > Islamic countries > History.

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Call Number: HD9018.I84 F66 2011

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Summary:This book brings together edited articles from the second edition of the Encyclopaedia of Islam that are relevant to food culture, health, diet, and medicine in pre-Islamic Muslim societies. This compilation consists of edited entries on agriculture and irrigation, with attention for various staples and fruits; animals and the legal aspects of their consumption; hunting and fishing; the preparation of food, with entries on both the kitchen and various ingredients; dietetics and pharmacology; and the medicinal properties of a wide variety of foodstuffs.
Physical Description:1 online resource.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (p. [269]-272).
ISBN:9789004216624
ISSN:1879-3657 ;
Access:Available to subscribing member institutions only.