They emphasize that neither the ancient Indians nor their gods and goddesses were abstemious teetotalers: evidence is plentiful to indicate that they were more bon vivant than we can imagine or give them credit for.
They emphasize that neither the ancient Indians nor their gods and goddesses were abstemious teetotalers: evidence is plentiful to indicate that they were more bon vivant than we can imagine or give them credit for.
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. He has authored several works including Revenue System in Post Maurya and Gupta Times; Ancient India; The Myth of the Holy Cow; Against the Grain and Rethinking Hindu Identity, etc. His edited works include The Feudal Order; Contesting Symbols and Stereotypes. He has travelled widely, and has lectured at a number of educational institutions and universities in India and abroad including London, Kabul, Tokyo , Kyoto, Hamburg, Heidelberg and Leiden. He has also?held?visiting?assignments?at?Paris?and?Kiel.
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1. Introduction 9 Part I 2. 1. India: The Ancient Home of Distillation? 3. F.R. Allchin 15 4. 2. Sura? in the Paippala?da Sam?hita? of the Atharvaveda 5. Marianne S. Oort 29 6. 3. Too Big to Fail: The Idea of Ancient Indian Distillation James McHugh 41 7. 4. Distillation 8. Irfan Habib 63 9. Part II 5. Spirituous Drinks in Ancient India 10. Rajendralal Mitra 69 6. Soma/Haoma 11. Rajesh Kochhar 99 12. 7. The Soma-Haoma Problem: Introductory OverVIew and Observations on the Discussion 13. Jan E.M. Houben 119 14. 8. Madyam Apeyam 15. Pentti Aalto 171 16. 8 * 9. Dionysiac Aspects of Kus?a?n?a Art * Martha L. Carter 197 10. A Parody of the Ka?pa?likas in the Mattavila?sa * David N. Lorenzen 251 List of Contributors 273 Index 275
1. Introduction 9 Part I 2. 1. India: The Ancient Home of Distillation? 3. F.R. Allchin 15 4. 2. Sura? in the Paippala?da Sam?hita? of the Atharvaveda 5. Marianne S. Oort 29 6. 3. Too Big to Fail: The Idea of Ancient Indian Distillation James McHugh 41 7. 4. Distillation 8. Irfan Habib 63 9. Part II 5. Spirituous Drinks in Ancient India 10. Rajendralal Mitra 69 6. Soma/Haoma 11. Rajesh Kochhar 99 12. 7. The Soma-Haoma Problem: Introductory OverVIew and Observations on the Discussion 13. Jan E.M. Houben 119 14. 8. Madyam Apeyam 15. Pentti Aalto 171 16. 8 * 9. Dionysiac Aspects of Kus?a?n?a Art * Martha L. Carter 197 10. A Parody of the Ka?pa?likas in the Mattavila?sa * David N. Lorenzen 251 List of Contributors 273 Index 275
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