Delights from the Garden of Eden

Author: Nawal Nasrallah
Publisher: Equinox Publishing
ISBN: 9781781794579
Category : Cooking, Iraqi
Languages : en
Pages : 0

Book Description
"This new Iraqi cookbook contains more than four hundred recipes covering all food categories. There is ample choice for both vegetarian and meat lovers, and many that will satisfy a sweet tooth. All recipes have been tested and are easy to follow. Introducing the recipes are thoroughly researched historical and cultural narratives that trace the development of the Iraqi cuisine from the times of the Sumerians, Babylonians and Assyrians, through the medieval era, and leading to its interaction with Mediterranean and world cuisines. Of particular interest are the book's numerous folkloric stories, anecdotes, songs, cultural explications of customs, and excerpts from narratives written by foreign visitors to the region."--Publisher's description

Annals of the Caliphs' Kitchens

Author: al-Muẓaffar Ibn Naṣr Ibn Sayyār al-Warrāq
Publisher: BRILL
ISBN: 9004158677
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 920

Book Description
This English translation of al-Warraq’s tenth-century cookbook offers a unique glimpse into the culinary culture of medieval Islam. Hundreds of recipes, anecdotes, and poems, with an extensive Introduction, a Glossary, an Appendix, and color illustration. Informative and entertaining to scholars and general readers.

History of Paradise

Author: Jean Delumeau
Publisher: University of Illinois Press
ISBN: 9780252068805
Category : Paradise
Languages : en
Pages : 294

Book Description
Explores the conviction that paradise existed in a precise although unreachable earthly location. Delving into the writings of dozens of medieval and Renaissance thinkers, from Augustine to Dante, this title presents a study of the meaning of Original Sin and the human yearning for paradise.

Dates

Author: Nawal Nasrallah
Publisher: Reaktion Books
ISBN: 186189984X
Category : Cooking
Languages : en
Pages : 138

Book Description
In Dates, Nawal Nasrallah draws on her experience of growing up in the lands of ancient Mesopotamia, where the date palm was first cultivated, to explore the history behind the fruit. Dates have an important role in their arid homeland of the Middle East, where they are a dietary staple and can be consumed fresh or dried, as a snack or a dessert, and are even thought to have aphrodisiac qualities. In this history, Nasrallah describes the central role the date palm has played in the economy of the Middle East. This informative account of the date palm’s story follows its journey from its land of origin to the far-flung regions where it is cultivated today. Along the way, Nasrallah weaves many fascinating and humorous anecdotes that explore the etymology, history, culture, religion, myths, and legends surrounding dates. For example, she explains how the tree came to be a symbol of the Tree of Life and associated with the fiery phoenix bird, the famous ancient goddess Ishtar, and the moon, and how the medjool date acquired its name. This delightful and unusual book is generously illustrated with many beautiful images, and supplemented with more than a dozen delicious date recipes for savory dishes, sweets, and wine.

The Garden of Earthly Delights

Author: Hieronymus Bosch
Publisher: Oxford : Phaidon
ISBN:
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 140

Book Description
The triptych is reproduced here for the first time complete & in life-size detail.

The Iraqi Cookbook

Author: Lamees Ibrahim
Publisher: Stacey International
ISBN: 9781906768546
Category : Cooking, Iraqi
Languages : en
Pages : 302

Book Description
This cookbook is full of authentic recipes that have been handed down through the generations, developed and enriched over time, and infused with cultures of different eras. Throughout Lamees Inbrahim singles out only those ingredients available to a Western reader, and suggests plausible alternatives where necessary.

The Land of Unlikeness

Author: Reindert Leonard Falkenburg
Publisher: Brill
ISBN: 9789040077678
Category : Fall of man in art
Languages : en
Pages : 0

Book Description
Hieronymus Bosch's Garden of Earthly Delights takes a special place in European art history, partly because of the special late-medieval imagery. The meaning of the painting, however, differs according to every expert. After extensive research, Reindert

A Garden of Earthly Delights

Author: Joyce Carol Oates
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 0

Book Description

Echoes of Eden

Author: Jerram Barrs
Publisher: Crossway
ISBN: 1433536005
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 210

Book Description
From comic books to summer blockbusters, all people enjoy art in some form or another. However, few of us can effectively explain why certain books, movies, and songs resonate so profoundly within us. In Echoes of Eden, Jerram Barrs helps us identify the significance of artistic expression as it reflects the extraordinary creativity and unmatched beauty of the Creator God. Additionally, Barrs provides the key elements for evaluating and defining great art: (1) The glory of the original creation; (2) The tragedy of the curse of sin; (3) The hope of final redemption and renewal. These three qualifiers are then put to the test as Barrs investigates five of the world's most influential authors who serve as ideal case studies in the exploration of the foundations and significance of great art.

Remembering Eden

Author: Peter Thacher Lanfer
Publisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 0199926743
Category : Bibles
Languages : en
Pages : 267

Book Description
In this book, Peter Thacher Lanfer seeks to evaluate texts that expand and explicitly interpret the expulsion narrative of Adam and Eve in Genesis beyond the biblical canon.