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Coffee and coffeehouses : the origins of a social beverage in the Medieval Near East / by Ralph S. Hattox.
Van Pelt Library GT2919.N33 H37 1985
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Hattox, Ralph S.
- Series:
- Near Eastern studies, University of Washington ; no. 3.
- Near Eastern studies, University of Washington ; no. 3
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Coffee--Middle East--History.
- Coffee.
- Coffeehouses--Middle East--History.
- Coffeehouses.
- Coffee--History.
- History.
- Coffeehouses--History.
- Middle East.
- Physical Description:
- xii, 178 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm.
- Place of Publication:
- Seattle : Distributed by University of Washington Press, 1985.
- Summary:
- The early history of coffee, from its use in Sufi rituals to its widespread consumption in medieval Muslim coffeehouses, makes fascinating reading. Drawing on original Arabic sources and the accounts of early European travelers, Hattox describes the colorful history of coffee and the birth of the unique institution of the coffeehouse in urban Muslim society.
- Notes:
- Bibliography: pages 165-170.
- ISBN:
- 0295962313
- OCLC:
- 11548531
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