Scent from the Garden of Paradise : musk and the Medieval Islamic world /

Since antiquity, musk has been a valued perfume and medicine. Because the musk deer only lives in Central Eurasia, people in other locations had to trade for its musk. For medieval Islamic civilization, musk became the most important of all aromatics. The musk trade thus illuminates the nature of me...

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Main Author: King, Anya H.

Format: eBook

Language: English

Published: Leiden ; Boston : Brill, [2017]

Series: Islamic History and Civilization 140.
Middle East and Islamic Studies E-Books Online, Collection 2017, ISBN: 9789004325999.

Subjects:

Musk.

Aromatic compounds.

Perfumes > History.

Perfumes > Social aspects.