Intoxication in mythology : a worldwide dictionary of gods, rites, intoxicants and places / Ernest L. Abel.
2006
BL303 .A24 2006 (Mapit)
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Title
Intoxication in mythology : a worldwide dictionary of gods, rites, intoxicants and places / Ernest L. Abel.
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ISBN
9780786424771 (pbk. : alk. paper)
078642477X (pbk. : alk. paper)
078642477X (pbk. : alk. paper)
Publication Details
Jefferson, N.C. : McFarland, c2006.
Language
English
Description
vii, 212 p. ; 23 cm.
Call Number
BL303 .A24 2006
Dewey Decimal Classification
394.1/4
Summary
"From Acan, the Mayan god of intoxicating drinks, to Zagreus, the first incantation of Greek Dionysus, this encyclopedia encompasses intoxicant-related stories from world mythology that explain the origins of a particular intoxicant or how that intoxicant was involved in creating a particular culture"--Provided by publisher.
Bibliography, etc. Note
Includes bibliographical references (p. 191-203) and index.
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