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God's banquet: food in classical Arabic literature

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Field name	Details
ISBN	0756790239 (hbk.)
ISBN	9780756790233 (hbk.)
Author	Gelder, G. J. H. van
Title	God's banquet : food in classical Arabic literature / [by] Geert Jan van Gelder
Publisher	New York : Columbia University Press, 2000
Physical desc.	vii, 178 p. ; 23 cm.
Note	Published simultaneously in the United Kingdom by Curzon Press under title: Of dishes and discourse.
Bibliography etc.	Includes bibliographical references (p. 156-169) and index
Contents	Introduction -- Early poetry: feeding as good breeding -- Eating and the new ethos -- Adab, or the text as a banquet -- Food for satire and parody -- Alimentary metaphors.
Subject	Food in literature
	Gastronomy in literature
	Arabic literature -- History and criticism
	Food -- Religious aspects
	Food -- Social aspects
	Food in the Koran

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10005051	394.12 GEL	RL		. Available .