Cannabis in the Ancient Greek and Roman World

Cannabis in the Ancient Greek and Roman World explores the use of cannabis and hemp in medicine, religion, and recreation in the classical period. This work surveys the plant in Greek and Roman literature and provides a compendium of primary sources discussing hemp through the Middle Ages.

List of contents

Chapter 1: Hemp or Cannabis in the Ancient and Modern World
Chapter 2: Archaeology of Cannabis in Other Ancient Cultures
Chapter 3: How the Ancient Greeks and Romans Viewed Drugs and Medicine
Chapter 4: Cannabis in Ancient Greek and Roman Medicine
Chapter 5: Cannabis in Ancient Greek and Roman Religion and Recreation
Chapter 6: A Sourcebook of Cannabis in Ancient Greece and Rome

About the author

By Alan Sumler

Product details

• Authors: Alan Sumler
• Publisher: Lexington Books
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 15.07.2021
• EAN: 9781498560375
• ISBN: 978-1-4985-6037-5
• No. of pages: 142
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Philosophy > General, dictionaries; Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Philosophy: antiquity to present day; European History, HISTORY / Ancient / Rome, HISTORY / Europe / General, Ancient Greece, PHILOSOPHY / History & Surveys / Ancient & Classical, HISTORY / Ancient / Greece, RELIGION / Ancient, Ancient Rome, Ancient History, Ancient history: to c 500 CE, Ancient Greek and Roman philosophy, Western philosophy: Ancient, to c 500, Ancient religions & mythologies, European history: the Romans, Ancient religions and Mythologies