Food culture and health in pre-modern Islamic societies / / edited by David Waines.

• Superior document: EI reference guides, v. 3
• TeilnehmendeR: Waines, David.
• Place / Publishing House: Leiden ;, Boston : : Brill,, 2011.
• Year of Publication: 2011
• Language: English
• Series: EI Reference Guides 3.
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (306 p.)
• Notes: Description based upon print version of record.
• Other title: Preliminary Material /; Food Sources: Earth, Water, And Air /; Food Resources And Their Transformation /; Medicine: Dietetics And Pharmacology /; Bibliography /
• Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references (p. [269]-272).
• ISBN: 1283856379; 9004216626
• ISSN: 1879-3657
• Hierarchical level: Monograph
• Statement of Responsibility: edited by David Waines.

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.