Drink of Immortality

Essays on Distillation and Alcohol Use in Ancient India

Inbunden, Engelska, 2024

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Beskrivning

This collection contains ten articles, the first four of them dealing with the antiquity of distillation process in India which is central to the manufacture of alcohol. Written from different points of view they reflect the lack of unanimity among scholars and throw light on an important aspect of technology. The remaining six articles discuss the evidence of alcohol use in ancient India. Drawing on textual evidence from religious and secular literature, they unravel the lesser known aspects of life of ancient Indians and amply demonstrate how alcohol consumption influenced religion and art.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2024-08-02
Mått:203 x 254 x 27 mm
Vikt:440 g
Format:Inbunden
Språk:Engelska
Antal sidor:278
Förlag:Manohar Publishers and Distributors
ISBN:9789390035212

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Dwijendra Narayan Jha (popularly known as D N Jha) was educated at the Presidency College, Calcutta and Patna University where he taught history for more than a decade. He was Professor of History, University of Delhi, until his retirement in 2005.

Innehållsförteckning

Introduction 9 Part I1. India: The Ancient Home of Distillation?F.R. Allchin 152. Sura? in the Paippala?da Sam?hita? of the AtharvavedaMarianne S. Oort 293. Too Big to Fail: The Idea of Ancient Indian Distillation James McHugh 414. DistillationIrfan Habib 63Part II 5. Spirituous Drinks in Ancient IndiaRajendralal Mitra 69 6. Soma/HaomaRajesh Kochhar 997. The Soma-Haoma Problem: Introductory OverVIew and Observations on the DiscussionJan E.M. Houben 1198. Madyam ApeyamPentti Aalto 1718 9. Dionysiac Aspects of Kus?a?n?a ArtMartha L. Carter 197 10. A Parody of the Ka?pa?likas in the Mattavila?saDavid N. Lorenzen 251 List of Contributors 273 Index 275