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