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Dates - A Global History (Hardcover)
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Dates - A Global History (Hardcover)
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Loot Price R478
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page: Section1; } 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, consumed fresh or dried, as
a snack or a dessert. They are even thought to have aphrodisiac
qualities. The ancients said that the date palm had 360 uses: its
seeds can be burned for charcoal, its trunk used as an irrigation
pipe in fields, its leaves are woven into baskets and its sap can
be turned into wine. It is no wonder, then, that it has played such
a central role in the economy - and the culture - of the Middle
East. The date palm's story follows its journey from its land of
origin to the far-flung regions where it is cultivated today, such
as Australia, California and Spain. Along the way, Nasrallah weaves
many fascinating and humorous anecdotes that explore the etymology,
history, culture, religion, myths and legends surrounding dates.
She explains how the tree came to be a symbol of the Tree of Life;
how it is associated with the fiery phoenix bird, the famous
ancient goddess Ishtar and the moon; and lifts the veil on the
curious sex life of the date palm. This delightful and unusual book
gives a new perspective on the 'bread of the desert', the fruit
from this most beautiful and useful of trees.
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