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

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Lewicka, Paulina B.

Series:

Islamic history and civilization ; v. 88.

Islamic history and civilization. Studies and texts, 0929-2403 ; v. 88

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Food habits--Egypt--Cairo--History.

Food habits.

Food habits--Religious aspects--Islam--History.

Diet--Egypt--Cairo--History.

Diet.

Dinners and dining--Religious aspects--Islam--History.

Dinners and dining.

Table etiquette--Egypt--Cairo--History.

Table etiquette.

Cairo (Egypt)--Civilization.

Cairo (Egypt).

Egypt--History--640-1250.

Egypt.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (648 p.)

Place of Publication:

Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2011.

Language Note:

English

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.

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.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-283-27054-4

9786613270542

90-04-20646-9

OCLC:

751963494

Publisher Number:

10.1163/ej.9789004194724.i-626 DOI