Angels Tapping at the Wine-Shop's Door: A History of Alcohol in the Islamic World - Hardcover
by Rudi Matthee
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Language:EnglishPublisher:Oxford University PressISBN-13:9780197694718ISBN-10:197694713UPC:9780197694718Book Category:Religion, Social ScienceBook Subcategory:Islam, Islamic Studies, HistoryBook Topic:Rituals & PracticeSize:8.57 x 5.83 x 1.48 inchesWeight:1.4021Product ID:SCYM4DBTJ2
Angels Tapping at the Wine-Shop's Door: A History of Alcohol in the Islamic World
Islam is the only major world religion that resists the juggernaut of alcohol consumption. In many Islamic countries, alcohol is banned; in others, it plays little role in social life. Yet, Muslims throughout history did drink, often to excess--whether sultans and shahs in their palaces, or commoners in taverns run by Jews or Christians. This evocative study delves into drinking's many historic,...
Language:EnglishPublisher:Oxford University PressISBN-13:9780197694718ISBN-10:197694713UPC:9780197694718Book Category:Religion, Social ScienceBook Subcategory:Islam, Islamic Studies, HistoryBook Topic:Rituals & PracticeSize:8.57 x 5.83 x 1.48 inchesWeight:1.4021Product ID:SCYM4DBTJ2
Rudi Matthee is the John A. Munroe and Dorothy L. Munroe Chair of History at the University of Delaware. He is the author of four prize-winning monographs on Iranian history, and the editor or co-editor of another six books. He is currently President of the Persian Heritage Foundation.
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