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...
Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
Idioma: | Inglés |
Publicado: |
Leiden ; Boston :
Brill,
2011.
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Colección: | EI reference guides ;
v. 3. |
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Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Sumario: | 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. |
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Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (xxxiv, 272 pages). |
Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 269-272). |
ISBN: | 9789004216624 9004216626 |
ISSN: | 1879-3657 ; |