Scent from the Garden of Paradise. Musk and the Medieval Islamic World.

Intro -- Contents -- Preface -- List of Illustrations -- List of Abbreviations -- Introduction -- Chapter 1 About Musk and Its Terminology -- Musk and Its Origin -- Exploitation of Musk -- Terminology for Musk -- Chapter 2 Commodities of Further Asia and the Islamic World -- Introduction -- Central Eurasia -- China -- India and the Indian Ocean -- Southeast Asia -- Place of Origin, "Brand", and Rank -- The Impact of Commodity Knowledge in Adab -- Conclusion -- Chapter 3 History of Musk and the Musk Trade: From FurtherAsia to the Near East -- Introduction -- Musk in China -- Musk in India -- Musk in Tibet -- Musk in Central Asia -- Aromatics in the Persian World -- Musk and Aromatics in Sasanian Persia -- The Westward Spread of Musk in Late Antiquity -- Conclusion -- Chapter 4 Islamicate Knowledge of Musk and Musk Producing Lands -- Arabic Terminology Relating to Musk -- Persian Terminology for Musk -- Sources of Musk: Middle Eastern Knowledge of the Geography of the Musk Producing Lands and the Origins of Musk -- Types of Musk and their Rankings -- Toponyms, Ethnonyms, and Sources -- The Islamicate Understanding of the Production of Musk -- Conclusion -- Chapter 5 The Merchant World and the Musk Trade -- Musk Producers and the Trade -- Tribute and Royal Gift-Giving -- Routes and Emporiums -- Merchants -- Islamic Merchants -- Data on the Commerce in Musk -- Perfumers and Pharmacists -- Adulteration and Imitation of Musk -- Conclusion -- Chapter 6 Musk in Daily Life in the Early Medieval Islamic World -- Introduction -- Arabic and Persian Perfumes -- Incense -- Unguents -- Scented Powders -- Oils and Waters -- Musk and Men -- Musk and Women -- Musk and Medicine: Pharmaceutical Specifications of Musk -- Pharmaceutical Applications of Musk -- Musk in Food and Drink -- Conclusion -- Chapter 7 The Symbolic Importance of Musk in Islamic Culture.

The Primacy of Musk among Aromatics in Islamic Culture -- Symbolic Meanings of Musk in Medieval Islamic Culture -- Musk and Kingship -- Musk and Islam -- Musk and the Garden -- Conclusion: Worldly and Otherworldly -- Bibliography -- Indices.

Scent from the Garden of Paradise: Musk and the Medieval Islamic World traces the history of musk from ancient Asia to the early medieval Islamic world and examines the important role musk played in perfumery and medicine in this new context.

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