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Coffee and Coffeehouses: The Origins of a Social Beverage in the Medieval Near East (Publications on the Near East)
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ISBN: 0295962313
Author: Hattox, Ralph S.
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Drawing on the accounts of early European travelers, original Arabic sources on jurisprudence and etiquette, and treatises on coffee from the period, the author recounts the colorful early history of the spread of coffee and the influence of coffeehouses in the medieval Near East. Detailed descriptions of the design, atmosphere, management, and patrons of early coffeehouses make fascinating reading for anyone interested in the history of coffee and the unique institution of the coffeehouse in urban Muslim society
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Coffee and Coffeehouses: The Origins of a Social Beverage in the Medieval Near East (Publications on the Near East)