The Queen of Sheba's Gift
A History of the True Balsam of Matarea
Series: Edinburgh Studies in Classical Islamic History and Culture;
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Product details:
- Publisher Edinburgh University Press
- Date of Publication 5 December 2022
- Number of Volumes Print PDF
- ISBN 9781399508872
- Binding Paperback
- No. of pages352 pages
- Size 234x156 mm
- Language English
- Illustrations 56 black and white illustrations Illustrations, black & white 418
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Short description:
The balsam of Matarea was a famous panacea among physicians in the Middle East and Europe during the antique and medieval periods. Using written sources, visual data and archaeological material, Milwright reconstructs the fascinating cultural history of the balsam tree: from Jericho and En-Gedi to Egypt, and from ancient times to the 17th century.
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The balsam of Matarea was a substance famous as a panacea among physicians in the Middle East and Europe during the Antique and Medieval periods. It was used in many aspects of medieval life and is associated with figures such as the Virgin Mary, Jesus Christ, King Solomon, the Queen of Sheba and Cleopatra. The story of this substance takes the reader into the political life of the medieval Mediterranean and Middle East, and back into the ancient history of Palestine. Using written sources, visual data and archaeological material, Marcus Milwright reconstructs the fascinating cultural history of the balsam tree: from Jericho and En-Gedi to Egypt, and from ancient times to the 17th century. Miwright addresses the symbolic associations of balsam and the site of Matarea (where the last balsam tree died in 1615), the distribution of products from the tree through trade and diplomacy, and the applications balsam products in medicine, ritual and the domestic environment.
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Introduction
Timeline
- Travellers’ tales: Experiencing Matarea
- Resins in the ancient world
- Balsam in Egypt
- The balsam tree and balsam ‘oil’
- Diplomacy and international trade
- Balsam in medicine: From Greek to Arabic
- Balsam in medieval and early modern medicine
- Religious and royal dimensions to balsam
Conclusion
Glossary; Bibliography
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