Insatiable appetite: food as cultural signifier in the Middle East and beyond

Insatiable Appetite: Food as Cultural Signifier in the Middle East and Beyond explores the cultural ramifications of food and foodways in the Mediterranean, and Arab-Muslim countries in particular. The volume addresses the cultural meanings of food from a wider chronological scope, from antiquity to...

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Other Authors: Dmitriev, Kirill 1976- (Editor), Hauser, Julia (Editor), Orfali, Bilal 1980- (Editor)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Leiden ; Boston Brill [2020]
Series:Islamic history and civilization volume 163
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Summary:Insatiable Appetite: Food as Cultural Signifier in the Middle East and Beyond explores the cultural ramifications of food and foodways in the Mediterranean, and Arab-Muslim countries in particular. The volume addresses the cultural meanings of food from a wider chronological scope, from antiquity to present, adopting approaches from various disciplines, including classical Greek philology, Arabic literature, Islamic studies, anthropology, and history. The contributions to the book are structured around six thematic parts, ranging in focus from social status to religious prohibitions, gender issues, intoxicants, vegetarianism, and management of scarcity
Physical Description:1 Online-Ressource (XI, 362 Seiten)
ISBN:9789004409552
DOI:10.1163/9789004409552

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