Coffee and Coffeehouses
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Coffee and Coffeehouses

The Origins of a Social Beverage in the Medieval Near East

  1. 192 pages
  2. English
  3. ePUB (mobile friendly)
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - ePub
Available until 23 Dec |Learn more

Coffee and Coffeehouses

The Origins of a Social Beverage in the Medieval Near East

About this book

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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Table of contents

  1. Cover Page
  2. Title Page
  3. Copyright Page
  4. Dedication
  5. Contents
  6. Illustrations
  7. Preface
  8. 1. The Great Coffee Controversy
  9. 2. The Coming of Coffee to the Near East
  10. 3. Coffee, Coffeehouses, and the Opposition
  11. 4. Wine, Coffee, and the Holy Law
  12. 5. Lethargy, Leprosy, and Melancholia: Coffee and Medieval Medicine
  13. 6. Taverns without Wine: The Rise of the Coffeehouse
  14. 7. Society and the Social Life of the Coffeehouse
  15. 8. The Coffeehouse: Social Norms, Social Symbols
  16. Appendix: Note on Sources
  17. Glossary
  18. Notes
  19. Bibliography
  20. Index