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Angels tapping at the wine-shop's door : a history of alcohol in the Islamic world /

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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, hether sultans and shahs in their palaces, or commoners...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Matthee, Rudolph P., 1953- (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Oxford University Press, [2023].
Subjects:
Drinking of alcoholic beverages > Islamic countries > History.
Drinking of alcoholic beverages > Religious aspects > Islam.
Islamic countries > Social life and customs.
Drinking of alcoholic beverages in art.
Drinking of alcoholic beverages in literature.

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