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Alcohol and its Consumption in Medieval Cairo. The Story of a Habit
Lewicka, Paulina B. (Katedra Arabistyki i Islamistyki, Uniwersytet Warszawski, 2004)Contrary to what the Islamic prohibition of intoxicants might imply, the alcoholic beverages in medieval Cairo were not universally scorned. The attitude towards drinking depended on the time in history and the social ... -
The Delectable War between Mutton and the Refreshments of the Market-Place. Rereading the Curious Tale of the Mamluk Era
Lewicka, Paulina B. (Katedra Arabistyki i Islamistyki, Uniwersytet Warszawski, 2007)At some point in XV century, or in the decadent period of the Circassian Mamluk era, certain Aḥmad Ibn Yaḥyā Ibn Ḥasan al-Ḥaǧǧār, apparently a resident of Cairo, composed a curious narrative titled Kitāb al-ḥarb al-maʿšūq ... -
Flavorings in Context: Spices and Herbs in Medieval Near East
Lewicka, Paulina B. (Komitet Nauk Orientalistycznych Polskiej Akademii Nauk; Dom Wydawniczy Elipsa, 2011)Throughout history, the approach towards imported spices varied from culture to culture. In medieval and early post-medieval Europe, where spices became an exotic object of temporary desire, they were often used unskillfully ... -
Medicine for Muslims? Islamic Theologians, Non-Muslim Physicians and the Medical Culture of the Mamluk Near East
Lewicka, Paulina B. (Annemarie Schimmel Kolleg, 2012)The present paper is an attempt to define the ways in which the process of radicalization of Islam influenced the medical culture of Egypt and Syria under the Mamluks. Both the transformation of medical culture and the ... -
Sīrat al-Ǧāḥiẓ. Volume in Honour of Krystyna Skarżyńska-Bocheńska and Danuta Madeyska
Dziekan, Marek M.; Pachniak, Katarzyna; Lewicka, Paulina B. (Komitet Nauk Orientalistycznych Polskiej Akademii Nauk; Dom Wydawniczy Elipsa, 2011)Volume in Honour of Prof. Krystyna Skarżyńska-Bocheńska and Prof. Danuta Madeyska, Department of Arabic and Islamic Studies, Faculty of Oriental Studies, University of Warsaw. -
True, Untrue, False? Deciphering Šāfi‘ Ibn ‘Alī’s Biography of Qalāwūn
Lewicka, Paulina B. (Katedra Arabistyki i Islamistyki, Uniwersytet Warszawski, 1997)The aim of this article is to analyze some aspects of Šāfi‘ Ibn ‘Alī’s biography of sultan Qalāwūn titled Al-Faḍl al-Ma’ṯūr min Sīrat aṣ-Ṣulṭān al-Malik al-Manṣūr, in the collection of the Bodleian Library MS no. Marsh ... -
Twelve Thousand Cooks and a Muḥtasib. Some Remarks od Food Business in Medieval Cairo
Lewicka, Paulina B. (Katedra Arabistyki i Islamistyki, Uniwersytet Warszawski, 2002)The general aim of this article is to shed some light on the functioning of the industry that was to satisfy the medieval Cairenes’ alimentative needs. As most of the Western travelers who visited Cairo between XIII and ... -
When a shared meal is formalized. Observations on Arabic “table manners” manuals of the Middle Ages
Lewicka, Paulina B. (Katedra Arabistyki i Islamistyki, Uniwersytet Warszawski, 2003)Generally, Arabic medieval texts related to the etiquette of eating are of two categories: one includes those written by authors of theological background, and the other includes secular texts, composed by men motivated ...