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Ancient World, Drinking in the

By: Richard Ruth & Leslie Stelljes Nanson
In: The SAGE Encyclopedia of Alcohol: Social, Cultural, and Historical Perspectives
Edited by: Scott C. Martin
Subject:Social & Cultural Anthropology, Sociology of Consumption, Sociology of Culture

There is evidence that, as far back as 10,000 B.C.E., alcohol played varied and important roles in human societies. Throughout ancient times, the production and consumption of alcoholic beverages from diverse fruit, vegetable, and grain sources was nearly ubiquitous. Ancient texts ...

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  Ruth, R., & Nanson, L. (2015). Ancient world, drinking in the. In S. C. Martin (Ed.), The SAGE encyclopedia of alcohol: Social, cultural, and historical perspectives (Vol. 1, pp. 145-148). SAGE Publications, Inc., https://www.doi.org/10.4135/9781483331096.n43
  
  Ruth, Richard, and Leslie Stelljes Nanson. "Ancient World, Drinking in the." In The SAGE Encyclopedia of Alcohol: Social, Cultural, and Historical Perspectives, edited by Martin, Scott C., 145-48. Thousand Oaks, CA: SAGE Publications, Inc., 2015. http://dx.doi.org/10.4135/9781483331096.n43.
  
  Ruth, R. and Nanson, L. 2015. Ancient World, Drinking in the. In: Scott C. Martin Editor, 2015. The SAGE Encyclopedia of Alcohol: Social, Cultural, and Historical Perspectives, Thousand Oaks, CA: SAGE Publications, Inc. pp. 145-148 Available at: <http://www.doi.org/10.4135/9781483331096.n43> [Accessed 19 Jan 2021].
  
  Ruth, Richard and Leslie Stelljes Nanson. "Ancient World, Drinking in the." The SAGE Encyclopedia of Alcohol: Social, Cultural, and Historical Perspectives. Edited by Scott C. Martin. Vol. 1. Thousand Oaks: SAGE Publications, Inc., 2015, pp. 145-48. SAGE Knowledge. 19 Jan 2021, doi: http://www.doi.org/10.4135/9781483331096.n43.
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