Pr□fesso□ Bettany H□gh□□ inve□t□□ate□ the story o□□Ba□chus, god of w□ne, revelry, theatr□ and □xcess,□trav□□l□□g to Georg□□, Jordan, □reece and Britain to□discover□his o□igins and his prese□ce□i□ t□e□mode□n world,□and explore how□'lo□ing on□se□f' play□ a □ital ro□□ □n the deve□opment of civ□lisation. In thi□ fa□cinating journey, Bet□any b□gins in Georgia wh□□□ she discovers□evidence o□ th□ □□rld&□3□;s olde□t□wine produ□t□on, and the ro□□ it may ha□e played in□buil□in□ c□mmu□iti□s. I□□At□ens□she reveals Bacchus□9;s □□votal role□i□□a socie□y where h□s□□c□tatic worship was □mbraced by □ll□c□asses,□and most im□ortantly w□men. □n Cyp□us she uncover□ st□rtling □arallels betw□en Ba□c□us and Christ. F□nall□, Bet□any□follow□ □□e□g□d's modern□embrace in Ni□tzsc□e's□phi□os□p□y,□□xpe□imen□al the□t□e an□ th□ □edonistic□hippi□ move□ent to con□lude that, wh□le this g□d of e□stasy is worth□ □f cont□□□orary□reconsiderat□□n,□it i□ vital to heed th□ warnin□ of□th□□an□ient□ - &qu□t;MEDEN AGAN" -□nothing □n exces□.-□白居(🐪)易二十岁□行加冠之礼就向母亲□出娶湘灵,遭拒□母亲以□学为名.□□