An Unholy Brew: Alcohol in Indian History and Religions
Autor James McHughen Limba Engleză Paperback – 9 noi 2021
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Specificații
ISBN-13: 9780199375943
ISBN-10: 0199375941
Pagini: 416
Ilustrații: Yes
Dimensiuni: 226 x 152 x 31 mm
Greutate: 0.59 kg
Editura: Oxford University Press
Colecția OUP USA
Locul publicării:New York, United States
ISBN-10: 0199375941
Pagini: 416
Ilustrații: Yes
Dimensiuni: 226 x 152 x 31 mm
Greutate: 0.59 kg
Editura: Oxford University Press
Colecția OUP USA
Locul publicării:New York, United States
Recenzii
What McHugh presents is not just a survey, but an animated adventure into the celestial realms and abysmal netherworlds of a little-known aspect of India's cultural history, with celestial dancers (apsarasas) and celestial musicians (gandharvas) partaking in divine spirits (surā), and a variety of demons (rākṣasas) in their natural drunken habitats.
James McHugh has done it again. After his widely acclaimed book on smell, Sandalwood and Carrion, he has now given us another gem. In An Unholy Brew, McHugh provides a thematically and chronologically comprehensive account of alcohol in Indian history: technologies of production, cultural appropriations and attitudes, and religious uses and censures. A book for both the ale lover and the teetotaler.
James McHugh has done it again. After his widely acclaimed book on smell, Sandalwood and Carrion, he has now given us another gem. In An Unholy Brew, McHugh provides a thematically and chronologically comprehensive account of alcohol in Indian history: technologies of production, cultural appropriations and attitudes, and religious uses and censures. A book for both the ale lover and the teetotaler.
Notă biografică
James McHugh studies the history and religions of early India, working with texts in Sanskrit and related languages. He completed his Ph.D. at Harvard University in 2008, and is now Associate Professor at the University of Southern California in Los Angeles. His book Sandalwood and Carrion: Smell in Indian Religion and Culture explored the significance of odors, perfumes, and aromatics in India.