02884nam 2200577 450 991079265450332120230126215000.090-04-33631-110.1163/9789004336315(CKB)3710000001009188(MiAaPQ)EBC4790465 2016048246(nllekb)BRILL9789004336315(EXLCZ)99371000000100918820161019d2017 uy 0engurcnu||||||||rdacontentrdamediardacarrierScent from the Garden of Paradise musk and the Medieval Islamic world /by Anya H. KingLeiden ;Boston :Brill,[2017]1 online resource (455 pages) illustrationsIslamic history and civilization ;v. 14090-04-33624-9 Includes bibliographical references and index.Preliminary Material -- Introduction -- About Musk and Its Terminology -- Commodities of Further Asia and the Islamic World -- History of Musk and the Musk Trade: From Further Asia to the Near East -- Islamicate Knowledge of Musk and Musk Producing Lands -- The Merchant World and the Musk Trade -- Musk in Daily Life in the Early Medieval Islamic World -- The Symbolic Importance of Musk in Islamic Culture -- Conclusion: Worldly and Otherworldly -- Bibliography -- Indices.Since antiquity, musk has been a valued perfume and medicine. Because the musk deer only lives in Central Eurasia, people in other locations had to trade for its musk. For medieval Islamic civilization, musk became the most important of all aromatics. The musk trade thus illuminates the nature of medieval Asian trade and musk's cultural effects on the Islamic world. Scent from the Garden of Paradise: Musk and the Medieval Islamic World examines the history of musk from its origins in Asia to its uses in the medieval Middle East, surveys the Islamic literature on musk, and discusses the roles of musk in perfumery and medicine, as well as the symbolic importance of musk in Islam.Islamic History and Civilization140.MuskAromatic compoundsPerfumesHistoryPerfumesSocial aspectsMedicine, MedievalIslam and cultureCommerceHistoryMedieval, 500-1500Musk.Aromatic compounds.PerfumesHistory.PerfumesSocial aspects.Medicine, Medieval.Islam and culture.CommerceHistory668/.542King Anya H1530648NL-LeKBNL-LeKBBOOK9910792654503321Scent from the Garden of Paradise3775842UNINA