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 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.
: 1 online resource. : Includes bibliographical references (p. [269]-272). : 9789004216624 : 1879-3657 ; : Available to subscribing member institutions only.