Alan Sumler

Cannabis in the Ancient Greek and Roman World

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Produktbeschreibung

Cannabis in the Ancient Greek and Roman World explores the use of cannabis and hemp in medicine, religion, and recreation in the classical period. This work surveys the plant in Greek and Roman literature and provides a compendium of primary sources discussing hemp through the Middle Ages.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
• Seitenzahl: 142
• Erscheinungstermin: 31. Oktober 2018
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 235mm x 157mm x 12mm
• Gewicht: 364g
• ISBN-13: 9781498560351
• ISBN-10: 1498560350
• Artikelnr.: 52639356

Autorenporträt

Alan G. Sumler is lecturer at the University of Colorado at Denver.

Inhaltsangabe

Chapter 1: Hemp or Cannabis in the Ancient and Modern World
Chapter 2: Archaeology of Cannabis in Other Ancient Cultures
Chapter 3: How the Ancient Greeks and Romans Viewed Drugs and Medicine
Chapter 4: Cannabis in Ancient Greek and Roman Medicine
Chapter 5: Cannabis in Ancient Greek and Roman Religion and Recreation
Chapter 6: A Sourcebook of Cannabis in Ancient Greece and Rome