Food and foodways of medieval Cairenes : : aspects of life in an Islamic metropolis of the eastern Mediterranean / / by Paulina Lewicka.

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...

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Place / Publishing House:Leiden ;, Boston : : Brill,, 2011.
Year of Publication:2011
Language:English
Series:Islamic History and Civilization 88.
Physical Description:1 online resource (648 p.)
Notes:Description based upon print version of record.
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Table of Contents:
  • Preliminary Material / Paulina B. Lewicka
  • Introductory Essay: Medieval Cairo and Its Inhabitants / Paulina B. Lewicka
  • Survey of the Sources for the Study of the Medieval Cairene Food Culture / Paulina B. Lewicka
  • Chapter One The Cairene Menu: Genesis / Paulina B. Lewicka
  • Chapter Two The Cairene Menu: Ingredients, Products, and Preparations / Paulina B. Lewicka
  • Chapter Three The Place to Eat / Paulina B. Lewicka
  • Chapter Four Sharing the Table / Paulina B. Lewicka
  • Chapter Five Non-Alcoholic Beverages / Paulina B. Lewicka
  • Chapter Six Alcohol and Its Consumption in Medieval Cairo / Paulina B. Lewicka
  • Bibliography / Paulina B. Lewicka
  • General Index / Paulina B. Lewicka
  • Index of Arabic Terms / Paulina B. Lewicka.