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God's Banquet: Food in Classical Arabic Literature
God's Banquet Food in Classical Arabic Literature
Author: G. J. H. Van Gelder, Geert Jan Van Gelder
Eating and speaking are physically linked by the obvious biological fact that both are concerned with the mouth; thus is formed the first of many connections between food and literature. Arabic culture in particular manifests a special concern for this linkage: the Prophet himself reputedly referred to the Qur'an as "God´s banquet.&...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780231119481
ISBN-10: 0231119488
Publication Date: 3/15/2000
Pages: 178
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Publisher: Columbia University Press
Book Type: Hardcover
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