14112
Advanced Seminar
Banquets of words (Seminar)
Isabel Toral-Niehoff
Information for students
Presentations, assigments and papers can be submitted in English
Additional information / Pre-requisites
good reading skills English
Comments
In this course we want to approach the topic of feasting, drinking and other forms of enjoyment in pre-modern Arabic literature and at the same time discuss the social embedding of these forms of sociality. What role did social eating and drinking play in Arab society at the time? Where, when and why were celebrations held and who took part? What dishes and drinks were served? What was cooked and what did recipe books look like? How was this portrayed in literature? What role did generosity and miserliness play? The seminar will focus on research literature to contextualize the texts and the development of social norms. close
Suggested reading
Ahsan, M. M. Social Life under the Abbasids: 170-289/786-902. London 1979, pp. 76-163
Ibn Sayyar al-Warraq, et al. (eds.). Annals of the Caliphs’ Kitchens: Ibn Sayyar al-Warraq’s Tenth-Century Baghdadi Cookbook. Islamic History and Civilization, v. 70. Leiden?; Boston: Brill, 2007.
Rodinson, Maxime, et al. . Medieval Arabic Cookery. Trowbridge: Cromwell Press, 2001.
van Gelder, Geert Jan. God’s Banquet: Food in Classical Arabic Literature. New York: Columbia Univ. Press, 2000 close
16 Class schedule
Regular appointments
Thu, 2024-10-17 14:00 - 16:00
Thu, 2024-10-24 14:00 - 16:00
Thu, 2024-10-31 14:00 - 16:00
Thu, 2024-11-07 14:00 - 16:00
Thu, 2024-11-14 14:00 - 16:00
Thu, 2024-11-21 14:00 - 16:00
Thu, 2024-11-28 14:00 - 16:00
Thu, 2024-12-05 14:00 - 16:00
Thu, 2024-12-12 14:00 - 16:00
Thu, 2024-12-19 14:00 - 16:00
Thu, 2025-01-09 14:00 - 16:00
Thu, 2025-01-16 14:00 - 16:00
Thu, 2025-01-23 14:00 - 16:00
Thu, 2025-01-30 14:00 - 16:00
Thu, 2025-02-06 14:00 - 16:00
Thu, 2025-02-13 14:00 - 16:00