Food culture and health in pre-modern Islamic societies /
General Material Designation
[Book]
First Statement of Responsibility
edited by David Waines.
.PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC
Place of Publication, Distribution, etc.
Boston :
Name of Publisher, Distributor, etc.
Brill,
Date of Publication, Distribution, etc.
2011.
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
Specific Material Designation and Extent of Item
1 online resource (xxxiv, 272 pages).
SERIES
Series Title
EI reference guides,
Volume Designation
v. 3
ISSN of Series
1879-3657 ;
INTERNAL BIBLIOGRAPHIES/INDEXES NOTE
Text of Note
Includes bibliographical references (pages 269-272).
SUMMARY OR ABSTRACT
Text of Note
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.
OTHER EDITION IN ANOTHER MEDIUM
Title
Food culture and health in pre-modern Islamic societies.