South Asia Seminar: James McHugh, University of Southern California, Dornsife
James McHugh discusses his book project on the history of alcohol in South Asia from the Vedas through the early second millennium CE and beyond. He will give some examples of the ways intoxicating substances are described and theorized in texts, noting the challenges of these sources. Given the immensity of this topic, what sorts of things is it possible to say about alcohol and drugs in the region when working mainly with textual sources, primarily ones in Sanskrit?
Dates:
Thursday, January 24, 2019 – 5:00pm
Foster 103