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Genre/Form: | History |
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Material Type: | Government publication, State or province government publication, Internet resource |
Document Type: | Book, Internet Resource |
All Authors / Contributors: |
Ralph S Hattox |
ISBN: | 0295962313 9780295962313 |
OCLC Number: | 11548531 |
Description: | xii, 178 pages, 16 leaves of plates : illustrations ; 22 cm |
Contents: | The great coffee controversy -- The coming of coffee to the Near East -- Coffee, coffeehouses, and the opposition -- Wine, coffee, and the Holy Law -- Lethargy, leprosy, and melancholia : coffee and medieval medicine -- Taverns without wine : the rise of the coffeehouse -- Society and the social life of the coffeehouse -- The coffeehouse : social norms, social symbols. |
Series Title: | Near Eastern studies, University of Washington, no. 3. |
Responsibility: | Ralph S. Hattox. |
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Coffee and its `house' became a noticeable and long-lasting fixture in Muslim society and arguably a historical force to be reckoned with..How it all began can be learned form this short book, which is written with great care and full, reliable documentation. * American Historical Review * Read more...

