Abraham's Luggage: A Social Life of Things in the Medieval Indian Ocean World
From a single merchant's list of baggage begins a history that explores the dynamic world of the medieval Indian Ocean.
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| Format: | Electronic Book |
| Language: | English |
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| Interlibrary Loan: | Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany) |
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Cambridge
Cambridge University Press
2018
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| In: | Year: 2018 |
| Series/Journal: | Asian Connections
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| Further subjects: | B
Electronic books
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| Parallel Edition: | Erscheint auch als: 9781107173880 |
| Summary: | From a single merchant's list of baggage begins a history that explores the dynamic world of the medieval Indian Ocean. Cover -- Half-title page -- Series page -- Title page -- Copyright page -- Dedication -- Contents -- List of Figures -- List of Tables -- Acknowledgments -- Notes on Style and Transliteration -- List of Abbreviations -- 1 Introduction: A List of Luggage from the Indian Ocean World -- 2 From Ifriqiya to Malibarat: Introducing Abraham Ben Yiju -- Part I A Mediterranean Society in Malibarat -- 3 Making Homes and Friends: On Shopping and Ṣuḥba -- 4 Making a Meal of It: On Food Cultures -- 5 A Jewish Home: On Ritual Foods -- Part II A Mediterranean Society at Sea -- 6 The "Simple" Bare Necessities: On Water and Rice -- 7 "Things for the Cabin": Inhabiting the Ocean -- 8 The Balanced Body: On Vinegar and Other Sour Foods -- 9 From Malibarat to Misr and Beyond - Afterlives -- Appendix Abraham's List of Luggage (India Book III, 24): Transcription, Transliteration and Translation -- Select Bibliography -- Index. |
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| Item Description: | Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (320 pages) |
| ISBN: | 1316805530 |