02313nam 2200517 450 991081296830332120230828225904.01-4766-0637-4(CKB)2670000000582561(EBL)1882135(SSID)ssj0001381436(PQKBManifestationID)12454503(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001381436(PQKBWorkID)11413080(PQKB)11349823(MiAaPQ)EBC1882135(EXLCZ)99267000000058256120141222h20062006 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrIntoxication in mythology a worldwide dictionary of gods, rites, intoxicants and places /Ernest L. AbelJefferson, North Carolina ;London, [England] :McFarland & Company,2006.©20061 online resource (221 p.)Description based upon print version of record.0-7864-2477-X 1-322-40342-2 Includes bibliographical references and index.Cover; Table of Contents; Preface; The Dictionary; Appendix 1: Subject Categories; Appendix 2: Geography of Mythologies; References; IndexMyths from the ancient world usually have some supernatural element, a component often generated from a particular intoxicant. These substances promoted a variety of states including possession by the gods, liberation of the soul or a communion with the spirit world. From Acan, the Mayan god of intoxicating drinks, to Zagreus, the first incarnation of the Greek god 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. Entries are arranged aMythologyDictionariesAlcoholic beveragesReligious aspectsDictionariesMythologyAlcoholic beveragesReligious aspects201.3Abel Ernest L.1943-1620279MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910812968303321Intoxication in mythology3952949UNINA