Project Gutenberg 2015-01-31 Public domain in the USA. 160 Bauer, Max 1861 1932 Der deutsche Durst: Methyologische Skizzen der deutschen Kulturgeschichte E-text prepared by Peter Becker and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team "Der deutsche Durst: Methyologische Skizzen der deutschen Kulturgeschichte" by Max Bauer is a cultural history written in the early 20th century. This work explores various aspects of drinking culture in Germany, delving into historical customs and the significance of beverages such as mead, beer, and wine in German society. The text aims to entertain and educate the layperson, offering insights into how these drinks shaped social rituals and community gatherings through the ages. The beginning of the book discusses the fundamental importance of drinking in human culture, suggesting that the act of drinking is a primary human experience, learned before other skills like eating. The author emphasizes that drinking, particularly in communal settings, has played a vital role in shaping relationships and societal structures, as seen through vivid depictions of ancient Germanic gatherings where mead was consumed. The narrative introduces themes of camaraderie, tradition, and the interplay between celebratory drinking and the darker aspects of human behavior, setting the stage for an examination of German drinking customs throughout history. (This is an automatically generated summary.) de Germany -- Social life and customs Drinking customs Germans Alcoholic beverages -- Germany TP Text Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: Drugs/Alcohol/Pharmacology Browsing: History - General 713567 713466 2024-09-20T07:15:10.832773 2023-09-21T04:11:10.410123 text/html text/html 707431 2015-01-30T23:05:46 text/html 296381 2015-01-30T23:10:49 text/html application/zip 356634 2024-09-20T07:15:25.477664 application/epub+zip 356256 2024-09-20T07:15:13.997743 application/epub+zip 350889 2024-09-20T07:15:12.408786 application/epub+zip 547659 2024-09-20T07:15:32.405620 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 539379 2024-09-20T07:15:23.203717 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 529915 2022-09-21T19:36:07.117143 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 564822 564760 2024-09-20T07:15:08.672783 2023-09-21T04:11:08.303146 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 564738 2020-06-15T21:52:21 text/plain; charset=utf-8 231201 2020-06-15T21:52:21 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 18775 2024-09-20T07:15:32.567646 application/rdf+xml 10719 2024-09-20T07:15:12.562723 image/jpeg 2092 2024-09-20T07:15:12.487751 image/jpeg 297954 2024-09-20T07:15:10.907763 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog