Coffee and Coffeehouses

The Origins of a Social Beverage in the Medieval Near East

Nonfiction, History, Middle East
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Author: Ralph S. Hattox ISBN: 9780295805498
Publisher: University of Washington Press Publication: July 9, 2014
Imprint: University of Washington Press Language: English
Author: Ralph S. Hattox
ISBN: 9780295805498
Publisher: University of Washington Press
Publication: July 9, 2014
Imprint: University of Washington Press
Language: English

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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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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