Antiquity Studies

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 BuddhismDrinking cultureIslamic periodScythiansCurtius RufusPāliVinayaWinemakingIndiaOnesicritusShamanismKurdistan Region of IraqKuvalayamālāViticultureArchaeologyGreater GandhāraUtopiaTutelary couplesWine PressesAncient PakistanIndo-ScythiansMiddle Indo-AryanPsychoactive drugsGandhāran artArachosiaDeśīAncient AfghanistanMusikanosPrakritHeraklesAlcoholMesopotamiaWine libationAfghanistanWine cultureGeorgiaPateraePhialaiDionysusAssaceniansWineVinicultureAssyriaIntoxicantsWine ProductionIranian PlateauAlexander the GreatAncient wineFashion WareHellenistic ageSymposiumNew Year festivalErotic couplesGandhāraAltered statesBuddhist CosmologyPalm wineGreek GeographyHārītīRoman GeographySwatWine symbolismIndo-GreeksQueen CleophisGandharan Revelry scenesGreek historiographySouthern CaucasusBioarchaeologyAchaemenid

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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 | Published Oct. 8, 2024 | Language en