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Intoxication in the ancient Greek and Roman world / Alan Sumler.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Sumler, Alan, author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Intoxication--Greece--History.
- Intoxication.
- Intoxication--Rome--History.
- Psychotropic drugs--Greece--History.
- Psychotropic drugs.
- Psychotropic drugs--Rome--History.
- Drinking customs--Greece--History.
- Drinking customs.
- Drinking customs--Rome--History.
- Greece.
- Rome (Empire).
- Genre:
- History
- Physical Description:
- ix, 161 pages ; 24 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Lanham : Lexington Books, [2023]
- Summary:
- "Drawing from Greek and Roman primary sources, Intoxication in the Ancient Greek and Roman World considers the psychotropic plants used in the ancient world-such as hellebore, mandrake, deadly nightshade, thorn apple, opium poppy, cannabis, and wine-and examines ancient attitudes towards intoxication"-- Provided by publisher.
- Contents:
- Mythological drugs
- Philosophical drugs
- Hellebore
- Mandrake
- Henbane, hemlock, opium, darnel, cannabis, frankincense, and myrrh
- Wine
- Other settings of intoxication and modern biotech
- Applications.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Other Format:
- Online version: Sumler, Alan. Intoxication in the ancient Greek and Roman world
- ISBN:
- 9781666920147
- 1666920142
- OCLC:
- 1405190321
- Publisher Number:
- 99995359695
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