Preface; Acknowledgments; Abbreviations; Maps; Introductory Essay Medieval Cairo and Its Inhabitants; Survey of the Sources for the Study of the Medieval Cairene Food Culture; Part One On Food; Part Two On Eating; Part Three On Beverages; Bibliography; General Index; Index of Arabic Terms.
Summary
As a corpus-based study which aims at profiling the food culture of medieval Cairo, the book is an attempt to reconstruct the menu of Cairenes as well as their various daily practices, customs and habits related to food and eating.
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