Zur frühmittelalterlichen Diskussion über den Wein: Das Baopuzi 抱朴子-Kapitel "Warnung vor dem Wein" (Jiu jie 酒誡) und sein Kontext

The Baopuzi is an important text for the philosophy of Early Medieval China. The section of outer chapters deals with specific government measures and the position of the ruler. Interestingly, one of the lesser-noticed chapters is devoted to wine and its dangers. Where Chinese literature and poetry of the early Middle Ages otherwise celebrates wine and its effects, the Baopuzi urgently warns against its consumption. It not only speaks of restricting consumption, but instead argues for a complete ban. Considering the literati's other hymns of praise to wine, this seems unusual at first, and indeed this has already been pointed out several times. However, if the chapter is viewed against the background of the wine bans in the Cao Wei and Jin dynasties, it becomes clear that Ge Hong was not concerned with abstinence, but with defending a political instrument in times of crisis. This short essay will therefore focus on the chapter on wine prohibition from an intertextual perspective.