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Cannabis in the Ancient Greek and Roman World (Paperback)
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Cannabis in the Ancient Greek and Roman World (Paperback)
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Did the ancient Greeks and Romans use psychoactive cannabis?
Scholars say that hemp was commonplace in the ancient world, but
there is no consensus on cannabis usage. According to botany, hemp
and cannabis are the same plant and thus the ancient Greeks and
Romans must have used it in their daily lives. Cultures parallel to
the ancient Greeks and Romans, like the Egyptians, Scythians, and
Hittites, were known to use cannabis in their medicine, religion
and recreational practices. Cannabis in the Ancient Greek and Roman
World surveys the primary references to cannabis in ancient Greek
and Roman texts and covers emerging scholarship about the plant in
the ancient world. Ancient Greek and Latin medical texts from the
Roman Empire contain the most mentions of the plant, where it
served as an effective ingredient in ancient pharmacy. Cannabis in
the Ancient Greek and Roman World focuses on the ancient rationale
behind cannabis and how they understood the plant's properties and
effects, as well as its different applications. For the first time
ever, this book provides a sourcebook with the original ancient
Greek and Latin, along with translations, of all references to
psychoactive cannabis in the Greek and Roman world. It covers the
archaeology of cannabis in the ancient world, including amazing
discoveries from Scythian burial sites, ancient proto-Zoroastrian
fire temples, Bronze Age Chinese burial sites, as well as evidence
in Greece and Rome. Beyond cannabis, Cannabis in the Ancient Greek
and Roman World also explores ancient views on medicine, pharmacy,
and intoxication.
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