Antiquity Studies

Series | Antiquity Studies
Volume 40 | Edited book | Wine Cultures

Wine Cultures

Gandhāra and Beyond
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    edited by
  • Claudia Antonetti - Università Ca' Foscari Venezia - email orcid profile
  • Bryan De Notariis - Università Ca' Foscari Venezia - email
  • Marco Enrico - Università Ca' Foscari Venezia - email

Abstract

The volume Wine Cultures. Gandhāra and Beyond represents the primary outcome of the MALIWI project (SPIN Ca’ Foscari 2021) directed by Claudia Antonetti. Adopting an interdisciplinary approach, this work seeks to explore the production techniques, social functions, and cultural significance of intoxicating drinks with particular reference to wine – an extraordinary beverage that has been intertwined with human history for millennia. This volume gathers contributions by scholars interested in studying wine and drinking culture in Gandhāra and neighbouring regions, including Ancient Assyria, Arachosia, and present-day India. The topic is explored from three fundamental perspectives, employing a diverse range of sources, including literary and historical texts, as well as linguistic, iconographic, archaeological, and anthropological evidence.

Keywords Tutelary couplesAssyriaAltered statesGandhāran artPalm wineAncient wineIndo-GreeksIslamic periodBioarchaeologyPateraeAlcoholHeraklesArchaeologyGandharan Revelry scenesPhialaiDrinking cultureUtopiaSymposiumGreater GandhāraOnesicritusAfghanistanKurdistan Region of IraqMusikanosMesopotamiaVinayaWine libationMiddle Indo-AryanIranian PlateauAncient AfghanistanWine culturePrakritSouthern CaucasusAchaemenidAssaceniansIndiaSwatWinemakingArachosiaQueen CleophisBuddhist CosmologyHellenistic ageIntoxicantsGreek GeographyVinicultureWineGreek historiographyRoman GeographyShamanismKuvalayamālāIndo-ScythiansDionysusPāliAlexander the GreatBuddhismAncient PakistanViticultureScythiansPsychoactive drugsDeśīCurtius RufusFashion WareGandhāraGeorgiaWine PressesWine symbolismNew Year festivalErotic couplesWine ProductionHārītī

Permalink http://doi.org/10.30687/978-88-6969-816-3 | e-ISBN 978-88-6969-816-3 | ISBN (PRINT) 978-88-6969-877-4 | Published Oct. 8, 2024 | Language en

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