酒神巴克科斯?,：狂欢之神

　　Pr;%ofes,_sor Betta_ny H+ughes?=. investigates the story of Ba^cch# us\, god of wine, rev*=$]elry, thea(!]+t@ r\e 
+a`@nd excess, travelli[ng to G*=*eorgi#(%#a, Jord.an,+; %G.(reece and Britain to disc.@over his origins a% nd!. his 
presence in! -] the modern  - world( ), ^and] expl*/ore`$ _how 'losing on_eself' plays a v`i t(?al role in the).- dev!!^el$op_men/; ^_t o*f$ %( c# [ivilisat[ion -.　　In this  fa`;sc@ inating `jo/!urney, Bettany+ begins in Georgia where she disc]overs evi=denc .e of t*?he world#^'s oldes !t _wine p(]rod_uc*
?@tion, a ^nd t he, role it may h
^a)?[ve playe d in building commu$nities.; : %!^In A_:#thens she reveal^^s` Ba@cchus's pivo*%tal rol/ e in a %societ# y w. here h#%[]is ecstati--c worship(% was_ e=]mbraced by all class#es,
=) and most impor t!`.an$tly women. On)( C//[ypru^[=s she uncovers startlin
,g ,.`parallels bet\ [ween Ba!cchus an#d Ch+ris\`./t. Finally, ..Bettany follows the god)(9s modern embrace in N$%ie; tzsch- e-'s philosop/]hy _:+, experimental theatre and the  =he?donistic ?-hip*pie movement to c,\onclude that, - (wh=@i/le this g#? _od of ecst
/_;a$$`sy (is *#worth y of contemporary reconsi.de]ration,=-- it is v[ital to
 heed the .@warnin g %#=[o\
f the ancients @- "MEDEN $A);+GAN
$?" -% :/!no(%$thing in excess.