02993nam 2200613 450 991079647820332120200903223051.090-04-28156-810.1163/9789004281561(CKB)3800000000006995(EBL)1840851(SSID)ssj0001368875(PQKBManifestationID)12517070(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001368875(PQKBWorkID)11286509(PQKB)11190413(MiAaPQ)EBC1840851(nllekb)BRILL9789004281561(Au-PeEL)EBL1840851(CaPaEBR)ebr10984157(CaONFJC)MIL662251(OCoLC)895257338(PPN)184933404(EXLCZ)99380000000000699520141120h20152015 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierSugar in the social life of Medieval Islam /by Tsugitaka SatoLeiden, Netherlands :Brill,2015.©20151 online resourceIslamic Area Studies,2214-6555 ;Volume 1Description based upon print version of record.1-322-30969-8 90-04-27752-8 Includes bibliographical references and index.Preliminary Material -- Prologue -- 1 The Origin and Expansion of Sugar Production in the Islamic World -- 2 From Red Sugar to White Sugar: Sugar Production Technology -- 3 On Camels and Ships: Sugar as Commodity -- 4 The Ups and Downs of the Sugar Merchants -- 5 Sugar as Medicine -- 6 Sugar and Power: Festivals and Gifts from Royalty -- 7 Cooking Innovations in Medieval Islam -- Epilogue -- Glossary -- Bibliography -- Index.In Sugar in the Social Life of Medieval Islam Tsugitaka Sato explores the actual day-to-day life in medieval Muslim societies through different aspects of sugar. Drawing from a wealth of historical sources - chronicles, geographies, travel accounts, biographies, medical and pharmacological texts, and more - he describes sugarcane cultivation, sugar production, the sugar trade, and sugar’s use as a sweetener, a medicine, and a symbol of power. He gives us a new perspective on the history of the Middle East, as well as the history of sugar across the world. This book is a posthumous work by a leading scholar of Middle Eastern and Islamic studies in Japan who made many contributions to this field.Islamic area studies ;Volume 1.SugarSocial aspectsIslamic empireIslamic EmpireSocial life and customsSugarSocial aspects641.3/36Satō Tsugitaka1942-1517303MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910796478203321Sugar in the social life of Medieval Islam3754293UNINA