What Tom Holland has said about Islamic views on alcohol
2 quotes · 1 episode · May 3, 2026
Tom Holland, English actor cast as Telemachus, has been quoted on Islamic views on alcohol 2 times in 1 episode of The Rest Is History, most recently on May 3, 2026. Each quote below is verbatim and links to the moment it was said.
In their words
Holland argued that the caliphate's repudiation of wine culture showed how transformative Islam aspired to be.
“I think the repudiation of the culture of wine under the caliphate is a very dramatic marker of just how transformative Islam inspired to be”
The Rest Is History: 666. Wine and the Birth of Civilisation (May 3, 2026) · Listen from 27:24
Holland concluded from the contrast between Ibn Taymiyyah and Rumi that wine retains cultural influence even where banned.
“what this illustrates is that even when wine is banned, it can still have a kind of massive, massive cultural influence”
The Rest Is History: 666. Wine and the Birth of Civilisation (May 3, 2026) · Listen from 34:50
Episodes
666. Wine and the Birth of CivilisationThe Rest Is History · May 3, 2026 · 1 h 16 min
Tom Holland and Dominic Sandbrook trace the history of wine through seven key moments, from Neolithic Georgia and Rome to Islam, English bottles, French terroir and the 1976 Judgement of Paris.
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