CLASS 2630

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CLASS 2630
Drinking through the Ages: Intoxicating Beverages in Near Eastern and World History

Course information provided by the 2024-2025 Catalog. Courses of Study 2024-2025 is scheduled to publish mid-June.

This course examines the production and exchange of wine, beer, coffee and tea, and the social and ideological dynamics involved in their consumption. We start in ancient Egypt and Mesopotamia, and end with tea and coffee in the Arab and Ottoman worlds. Archaeological and textual evidence will be used throughout to show the centrality of drinking in daily, ritual and political life.


Course Attribute (CU-ITL)

Last 4 Terms Offered (None)

Distribution Category (HST-AS) (HA-AG)

When Offered Fall.

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  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: ARKEO 2522, JWST 2522, NES 2522

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 18319 CLASS 2630   LEC 001

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  • Instruction Mode: In Person