Citation

Jellinek EM. J. Stud. Alcohol 1977; 38(5): 852-866.

Copyright

(Copyright © 1977, Rutgers Center of Alcohol Studies)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

69773

Abstract

The historical symbolic connections between alcoholic beverages and blood, milk and water are discussed, with the conclusion that alcoholic beverages were often symbolically interchangable with these life-giving substances. Many cultures thus saw drinking as a positive and reinforcing part of their societies, rather than solely in a negative or tension-reducing aspect.

Language: en