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Wine Cultures

Gandhāra and Beyond

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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 ShamanismArachosiaNew Year festivalAncient PakistanOnesicritusPsychoactive drugsErotic couplesArchaeologyGreek GeographyViticultureWine ProductionWine PressesPrakritHellenistic ageSymposiumMusikanosAltered statesIndo-GreeksMesopotamiaPateraeIndiaGreater GandhāraAssyriaDeśīGandhāraAfghanistanMiddle Indo-AryanPalm wineUtopiaWine symbolismHeraklesWineScythiansPhialaiSouthern CaucasusAchaemenidKuvalayamālāDionysusAlcoholVinicultureHārītīFashion WareIndo-ScythiansPāliAncient AfghanistanBuddhismRoman GeographyGreek historiographyDrinking cultureVinayaIslamic periodGandhāran artAncient wineCurtius RufusWine cultureGandharan Revelry scenesGeorgiaWinemakingQueen CleophisTutelary couplesAlexander the GreatAssaceniansBuddhist CosmologyIranian PlateauIntoxicantsSwatBioarchaeologyKurdistan Region of IraqWine libation

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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 | Pubblicato 08 Ottobre 2024 | Lingua en