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Scent from the Garden of Paradise. Musk and the Medieval Islamic World

Anya H. King
4.9/5 (30160 ratings)
Description:Since antiquity, musk has been a valued perfume and medicine. Because the musk deer only lives in Central Eurasia, people in other locations had to trade for its musk. For medieval Islamic civilization, musk became the most important of all aromatics. The musk trade thus illuminates the nature of medieval Asian trade and musk's cultural effects on the Islamic world. Scent from the Garden of Paradise: Musk and the Medieval Islamic World examines the history of musk from its origins in Asia to its uses in the medieval Middle East, surveys the Islamic literature on musk, and discusses the roles of musk in perfumery and medicine, as well as the symbolic importance of musk in Islam.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Scent from the Garden of Paradise. Musk and the Medieval Islamic World. To get started finding Scent from the Garden of Paradise. Musk and the Medieval Islamic World, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Pages
455
Format
PDF, EPUB & Kindle Edition
Publisher
BRILL
Release
2017
ISBN
9789004336315

Scent from the Garden of Paradise. Musk and the Medieval Islamic World

Anya H. King
4.4/5 (1290744 ratings)
Description: Since antiquity, musk has been a valued perfume and medicine. Because the musk deer only lives in Central Eurasia, people in other locations had to trade for its musk. For medieval Islamic civilization, musk became the most important of all aromatics. The musk trade thus illuminates the nature of medieval Asian trade and musk's cultural effects on the Islamic world. Scent from the Garden of Paradise: Musk and the Medieval Islamic World examines the history of musk from its origins in Asia to its uses in the medieval Middle East, surveys the Islamic literature on musk, and discusses the roles of musk in perfumery and medicine, as well as the symbolic importance of musk in Islam.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Scent from the Garden of Paradise. Musk and the Medieval Islamic World. To get started finding Scent from the Garden of Paradise. Musk and the Medieval Islamic World, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
Our library is the biggest of these that have literally hundreds of thousands of different products represented.
Pages
455
Format
PDF, EPUB & Kindle Edition
Publisher
BRILL
Release
2017
ISBN
9789004336315
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