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.

• 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

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.

• 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

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.

• 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