{"product_id":"sugar-in-the-social-life-of-medieval-islam-9789004277526","title":"Sugar in the Social Life of Medieval Islam","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Tsugitaka Sato's book is a valuable resource on the history of food in the Muslim world.\" - Samer Traboulsi, University of North Carolina at Asheville, in: Al-Abhath 62-63 (2014-2015)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCONTENTS  Series Editor’s Acknowledgements Preface  List of Abbreviations Transliteration of Arabic and Persian  List of Figures and Map  Prologue     Islamic Social History through Sugar    Sugar in Arabic Literature: Favorite Sweets     Historical Overview and Perspectives     Primary Sources in Arabic and Persian   Chapter 1.  The Origin and Expansion of Sugar Production in the Islamic World    1. The Origin of Sugar Production and its Expansion to West Asia       The Origin of Sugarcane Cultivation       The Origin of Sugar Production       The Eastward Route: Expansion from India to China and Okinawa       The Westward Route: Expansion from India to Iran     2. The Expansion of Sugarcane Cultivation from Iran to Egypt       The Expansion from Iran to Iraq       Expansion to Syria (Bilād al-Shām)       Expansion to Lower Egypt     3. The Expansion of Sugar Production to Upper Egypt, Maghrib, and Andalusia       Expansion from Lower Egypt to Upper Egypt       Expansion to the Mediterranean Islands, Maghrib, and Andalusia   Chapter 2.  From Red Sugar to White Sugar: Sugar Production Technology    1. Sugarcane Cultivation as Described by al-Nuwayrī  \tAl-Nuwayrī, an Encyclopaedist from Upper Egypt \tSugarcane Cultivation as Seen in Nihāyat al-Arab  \tSugarcane Growers and Sugar Factory Workers    2. Sugar Production as Described by al-Nuwayrī     3. The Spread of Sugar Production Technology  \tfrom Egypt to China  \tThe Travels of Marco Polo  \tTechnology Transfer between East and West   Chapter 3. On Camels and Ships: Sugar as Commodity     1. The Prosperity of al-Karkh in Baghdad \tThe Establishment of Baghdad \tAl-Karkh as Commerce and Industry Center \tFrom Dibs to Sugar: A Change in the Production of Sweeteners \tSugar Distribution in the Eastern Islamic World    2. The Growth of Sugar Production in Egypt \tFrom Baghdad to Cairo: A Historical Change \tThe Beginning of Prosperous Sugar Production in Fatimid Egypt \tSugar in the Age of Ṣalāḥ al-Dīn \tThe Managers of Sugar Production in al-Fusṭāṭ \tTrade with Italian Merchants in Alexandria    3. The Tricks of the Sugar Merchants in Mamluk Cairo \tA Guidebook (al-Madkhal) by Ibn al-Ḥājj \tUnsanitary Conditions in Sugar Refineries \tThe Tricks of the Sugar Merchants    4. Reading the Books on Ḥisba \tWhat is “Ḥisba”? \tThe Inspection of Sugar Trade  Chapter 4.  The Ups and Downs of the Sugar Merchants    1. The Jewish Sugar Merchants as Described      in the Geniza Documents \tThe Discovery of the Cairo Geniza \tThe Jewish Sugar Merchants    2. The Kārimī Merchants Versed in Sugar \tThe Appearance of the Kārimī Merchants \tThe Organization and Activities of the Kārimī Merchants \t“Merchants of Spices and Perfumes” or “Merchants of Spices and Sugar”    3. The Vicissitudes of the Kharrūbī Family in Mamluk Egypt \tFrom Retailers to Kārimī Merchants \tThe Sugar Refinery Merchant \tThe Position of Chief Merchant (Ra’īs al-Tujjār) \tReligious and Cultural Activities \tThe Beginning of the Downfall  Chapter 5.  Sugar as Medicine    1. A Comprehensive Book of Simple Drugs by Ibn al-Bayṭār \tIbn al-Bayṭār, Pharmacologist \tSugar in the Comprehensive Book of Simple Drugs    2. Ibn al-Nafīs, the Personal Physician of Sultan Baybars I \tThe Second Ibn Sīnā \tThe Principles of Sugar as Described by Ibn al-Nafīs \tSugar as Medicine    3. ‘Aṭṭārs: Merchants who Profited from Sugar \tWho were the ‘Aṭṭārs? \tAl-Maqrīzī’s View of the Troubles in Egypt \tThe Prosperous ‘Aṭṭārs  Chapter 6.  Sugar and Power: Festivals and Gifts from Royalty    1. The Storehouse for Raw Sugar (Dār al-Qand)  \tThe Repeal of Miscellaneous Taxes by Sultan Ṣalāḥ al-Dīn \tAl-Nashw Enacts Attachment on Raw Sugar    2. Sugar in the Month of Ramaḍān \tFasting and Sweets \tThe Royal Custom of Giving Sugar    3. Sweets for Banquets and Charities \tSugar Candies for Banquets (Simāṭ) \tSweets for Charities    4. Sugar Candies in Sultans’ Pilgrimages to Mecca \tAmīr al-Ḥājj –The Official Guard of Pilgrims to Mecca– \tThe Maḥmil and Kiswa \tThe Mamluk Sultans’ Pilgrimages to Mecca  Chapter 7.   Cooking Innovations in Medieval Islam    1. Cooking in the ‘Abbasid Caliph Courts  \tThe ‘Abbasid Caliph Courts \tIbn Sayyār’s Kitāb al-Ṭabīkh \tAl-Baghdādī’s Kitāb al-Ṭabīkh    2. Sugar in The Thousand and One Nights \tThe World of The Thousand and One Nights \tFoods Palatable and Nutritious    3. Sugar in Arabic Pharmacology \tTaqwīm al-Ṣiḥḥa by Ibn Buṭlān \tKitāb Daf‘ Maḍār al-Abdān by Ibn Riḍwān \tJāmi‘ al-Gharaḍ fī Ḥifẓ al-Ṣiḥḥa wa-Daf‘ al-Maraḍ by Ibn al-Quff    4. Hanging Candies for Children \tHanging Candies in the Month of Rajab \tThe Generalities of Sugar Consumption  Epilogue \tThe Revival of Sugar Production in Egypt \tThe Expansion of Sugar Production to the Caribbean Islands and South America \tSugar Meets Coffee and Tea \tCoffee, Tea, and Sugar in Contemporary Muslim Societies  Glossary Bibliography Index","brand":"Brill","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53210653327703,"sku":"9789004277526","price":131.2,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/sugar-in-the-social-life-of-medieval-islam-9789004277526","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}