Halal Food - A History

An overview of the historical and legal roots of halal (permissible) and haram (impermissible) foods in the Islamic tradition and how these are viewed in societies today.

List of contents

• Acknowledgments


• Abbreviations


• Glossary


• A Note on Transliteration


• Introduction


• Chapter 1. Rules


• Chapter 2. Meat


• Chapter 3. Slaughter


• Chapter 4. Intoxicants


• Chapter 5. Business


• Chapter 6. Standards


• Chapter 7. Manufactured Products


• Chapter 8. Wholesome


• Chapter 9. Cuisine


• Chapter 10. Eating Out


• Conclusion


• Appendices


• Notes


• Bibliography


• Index

About the author

Febe Armanios is Professor of History at Middlebury College and the author of Coptic Christianity in Ottoman Egypt (OUP, 2011).

Bogac Ergene is Professor of History at the University of Vermont. He is the author of Local Court, Provincial Society and Justice in the Ottoman Empire and co-author of The Economics of Ottoman Justice.

Summary

An overview of the historical and legal roots of halal (permissible) and haram (impermissible) foods in the Islamic tradition and how these are viewed in societies today.

Product details

• Authors: Febe Armanios, Febe (Professor of History Armanios, Bogac Ergene, Boğaç Ergene
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 22.06.2020
• EAN: 9780190088408
• ISBN: 978-0-19-008840-8
• No. of pages: 400
• Subjects: Guides > Food & drink > General, dictionaries, tables; Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > Sociological theories; Islam, Ethnic Studies, Cultural Studies, PHILOSOPHY / General, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Minority Studies, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Consumer Behavior, RELIGION / Islam / General, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Islamic Studies, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Anthropology / Cultural & Social, Middle East, Islamic Studies, Alternative lifestyles, Islamic Law, Ethical issues & debates, Social groups: alternative lifestyles, Consumerism, Ethical issues and debates, Relating to Islamic / Muslim people and groups, Systems of law: Islamic law, LAW / Islamic, Social groups: religious groups and communities, Islamic & Arabic philosophy, Islamic and Arab philosophy, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Cultural & Ethnic Studies / General