Coffee and Coffeehouses: The Origins of a Social Beverage in the Medieval Near East (Near Eastern Studies, No 3) - Softcover

Hattox, Ralph S.

 
9780295962313: Coffee and Coffeehouses: The Origins of a Social Beverage in the Medieval Near East (Near Eastern Studies, No 3)
Softcover
ISBN 10: 0295962313 ISBN 13: 9780295962313
Verlag: UNIV OF WASHINGTON PR, 1985

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Drawing on the accounts of early European travelers, original Arabic sources on jurisprudence and etiquette, and treatises on coffee from the period, the author recounts the colorful early history of the spread of coffee and the influence of coffeehouses in the medieval Near East. Detailed descriptions of the design, atmosphere, management, and patrons of early coffeehouses make fascinating reading for anyone interested in the history of coffee and the unique institution of the coffeehouse in urban Muslim society

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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.

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Verlag
UNIV OF WASHINGTON PR
Erscheinungsdatum
1985
Sprache
Englisch
ISBN 10 
0295962313
ISBN 13 
9780295962313
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Taschenbuch
Anzahl der Seiten
192
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