Somarasa : Spirituous Drinks in Ancient India /

Somarasa : Spirituous Drinks in Ancient India /

Indians have been drinking some form of wine for the past four thousand years. In spite of it, a kind of pretence pervades the society against drinking of wine. In the Vedic times, Somarasa and Surā were much in common use. Indra, the Vedic deity of war, greatly relished it, and not unoften got ineb...

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Main Author: Thapliyal, Uma Prasad (Author)

Format: eBook

Language: English

Published: Leiden ; Boston : Brill | Manohar Publishers & Distributors, 2024.

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Alcoholism > Religious aspects > Hinduism.
Alcoholism > India > History > To 1500.
Wine and wine making > India > History > To 1500.

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Call Number: HV5593

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Table of Contents:
  • Preliminary Material /
  • Uma Prasad Thapliyal
  • List of Illustrations /
  • Uma Prasad Thapliyal
  • Preface /
  • Uma Prasad Thapliyal
  • Note on Transliterations /
  • Uma Prasad Thapliyal
  • The Vedic Age /
  • Uma Prasad Thapliyal
  • Pre-Mauryan Times /
  • Uma Prasad Thapliyal
  • The Epic Times /
  • Uma Prasad Thapliyal
  • Maurya-Śuṅga Period /
  • Uma Prasad Thapliyal
  • Śaka-Kuṣāṇa Period /
  • Uma Prasad Thapliyal
  • Gupta Times /
  • Uma Prasad Thapliyal
  • Post-Gupta Period /
  • Uma Prasad Thapliyal
  • Epilogue /
  • Uma Prasad Thapliyal
  • Bibliography /
  • Uma Prasad Thapliyal
  • Index /
  • Uma Prasad Thapliyal.