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Food and foodways of medieval Cairenes : aspects of life in an Islamic metropolis of the eastern Mediterranean
- Title
- Food and foodways of medieval Cairenes : aspects of life in an Islamic metropolis of the eastern Mediterranean / by Paulina B. Lewicka.
- Author
- Lewicka, Paulina B.
- Publication
- Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2011.
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- Description
- xxi, 626 pages : maps; 25 cm.
- Summary
- This is a pioneering study which analyzes the food cultures of medieval Cairenes on the basis of a large corpus of historical texts in Arabic. Individual chapters discuss what, why, and how the inhabitants of medieval Cairo ate what they did, and in which ways food shaped their everyday lives. Given the complex nature of "food" and "foodways" as areas of research, the book covers such diverse subjects as the genesis of the culinary culture of Egypt's capital and various practices related to food and eating. This monograph also considers several relevant social, political and economic circumstances in medieval Cairo, studying food culture in its broader context. -- Back cover.
- Series Statement
- Islamic history and civilization : studies and texts, 0929-2403 ; v. 88
- Uniform Title
- Islamic history and civilization ; v. 88.
- Subjects
- Egypt
- Beverages > history
- Egypt > History > 640-1250
- Food habits > Egypt > Cairo > History
- History
- Feeding Behavior
- Culture
- Food Preferences
- 640-1250
- Food habits > Religious aspects > Islam > History
- Civilization
- Table etiquette > Egypt > Cairo > History
- Dinners and dining > Religious aspects > Islam > History
- History, Medieval
- Islam > history
- Diet > Egypt > Cairo > History
- Cairo (Egypt) > Civilization
- Genre/Form
- History.
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 551-580) and index.
- Contents
- Introductory essay: medieval Cairo and its inhabitants -- Survey of the sources for the study of the Medieval Cairene food culture -- Part one: on food. 1. The Cairene menu: genesis -- 2. The Cairene menu: ingredients, products and preparations -- Part two: on eating. 3. The place to eat -- 4. Sharing the table -- Part three: on beverages. 5. Non alcoholic beverages -- 6. Alcohol and its consumption in medieval Cairo.
- Introductory essay : Medieval Cairo and its inhabitants -- Survey of the sources for the study of the medieval Cairene -- pt. 1. On food -- The Cairene menu : genesis -- The Cairene menu : ingredients, products, and preparations -- pt. 2. On eating -- The place to eat -- Sharing the table -- pt. 3. On beverages -- Non-alcoholic beverages -- Alcohol and its consumption in medieval Cairo.
- ISBN
- 9789004194724
- 900419472X
- LCCN
- 2011014528
- OCLC
- ocn710019023
- 710019023
- SCSB-9448393
- Owning Institutions
- Columbia University Libraries