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Wine Cultures

Gandhāra and Beyond

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  • 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 Drinking culturePateraeDeśīIslamic periodSouthern CaucasusViticultureWineArachosiaScythiansGandhāran artIndiaVinicultureCurtius RufusNew Year festivalMusikanosGreater GandhāraGandhāraBioarchaeologyHārītīPsychoactive drugsTutelary couplesVinayaShamanismWine PressesGeorgiaArchaeologyBuddhist CosmologyFashion WareAlcoholGreek historiographyDionysusBuddhismSwatWine symbolismQueen CleophisIndo-GreeksAfghanistanPhialaiWine culturePrakritGandharan Revelry scenesSymposiumHellenistic ageAltered statesWinemakingHeraklesWine libationAssyriaAchaemenidAlexander the GreatIntoxicantsMesopotamiaGreek GeographyIndo-ScythiansPāliRoman GeographyWine ProductionUtopiaAncient PakistanAncient AfghanistanIranian PlateauMiddle Indo-AryanErotic couplesPalm wineKurdistan Region of IraqKuvalayamālāOnesicritusAssaceniansAncient wine

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