Cannabis and Culture / / ed. by Vera Rubin.

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter DGBA Social Sciences - <1990
• MitwirkendeR: ABBAS, ASSAD,; BALLAS, C.,; BEAUBRUN, MICHAEL H.,; BENET, SULA,; BENOIST, JEAN,; BLAINE, JACK,; BOZZETTI, LOUIS,; BURCHARD, RODERICK E.,; CARTER, W. E.,; CODERE, HELEN,; COGGINS, W. J.,; COMITAS, LAMBROS,; ELEJALDE, B. R.,; FISHER, JAMES,; GREEN, MELVYN,; HASAN, KHWAJA A.,; HUTCHINSON, HARRY WILLIAM,; JENSEN, KNUD,; JOSEPH, ROGER,; KAPLAN, JOHN,; KHALIFA, AHMAD M.,; KHAN, MUNIR A.,; KLEIN, WILLIAM M.,; LI, HUI-LIN,; LOCKWOOD, TOM E.,; MADIANOU, D.,; MARTIN, MARIE ALEXANDRINE,; MERWE, NIKOLAAS J. VAN DER,; MILLER, RALPH D.,; MYERHOFF, BARBARA G.,; McGLOTHLIN, WILLIAM H.,; PALGI, PHYLLIS,; PARTRIDGE, WILLIAM L.,; PINHO, ALVARO RUBIM DE,; PLOWMAN, TIMOTHY,; RIOS, MARLENE DOBKIN DE,; RUBIN, VERA,; SCHAEFFER, JOSEPH,; SCHULTES, RICHARD EVANS,; SEGELMAN, ALVIN B.,; SEGELMAN, FLORENCE H.,; SOFIA, R. DUANE,; STEARN, WILLIAM T.,; STEFANIS, C.,; TOIT, BRIAN M. DU,; WILBERT, JOHANNES,; WILLIAMS-GARCIA, ROBERTO,
• HerausgeberIn: Rubin, Vera,
• Place / Publishing House: Berlin ;, Boston : : De Gruyter Mouton, , [2011]; ©1975
• Year of Publication: 2011
• Edition: Reprint 2011
• Language: English
• Series: World Anthropology : An Interdisciplinary Series
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (598 p.) :; Num. figs. and tabs. ans plates
• Other title: Frontmatter --; General Editor's Preface --; Acknowledgments --; Introduction --; PART ONE Ethnobotany and Diffusion --; Typification of Cannabis sativa L. --; Cannabis: An Example of Taxonomic Neglect --; Early Diffusion and Folk Uses of Hemp --; The Origin and Use of Cannabis in Eastern Asia: Their Linguistic-Cultural Implications --; Ethnobotanical Aspects of Cannabis in Southeast Asia --; Cannabis Smoking in 13th-14th Century Ethiopia: Chemical Evidence --; Dagga: The History and Ethnographic Setting of Cannabis sativa in Southern Africa --; PART TWO Sociocultural Aspects of the Traditional Complex --; The Social Nexus of Ganja in Jamaica --; The Ritual Use of Cannabis in Mexico --; Cannabis and Cultural Groups in a Colombian Municipio --; Patterns of Marihuana Use in Brazil --; The Economic Significance of Cannabis sativa in the Moroccan Rif --; Traditional Patterns of Hashish Use in Egypt --; The Traditional Role and Symbolism of Hashish among Moroccan Jews in Israel and the Effect of Acculturation --; The Social and Cultural Context of Cannabis Use in Rwanda --; Réunion: Cannabis in a Pluricultural and Polyethnic Society --; Social Aspects of the Use of Cannabis in India --; Cannabis in Nepal: An Overview --; The "Ganja Vision" in Jamaica --; PART THREE Medical, Pharmacological and Ethnometabolic Studies --; Cannabis sativa L. (Marihuana): VI. Variations in Marihuana Preparations and Usage - Chemical and Pharmacological Consequences --; Social and Medical Aspects of the Use of Cannabis in Brazil --; Sociocultural and Epidemiological Aspects of Hashish Use in Greece --; Marihuana and Genetic Studies in Colombia: The Problem in the City and in the Country --; Cannabis Usage in Pakistan: A Pilot Study of Long Term Effects on Social Status and Physical Health --; The Significance of Marihuana in a Small Agricultural Community in Jamaica --; Chronic Cannabis Use in Costa Rica: A Description of Research Objectives --; PART FOUR: Traditional Usage of other Psychoactive Plants --; Man, Culture and Hallucinogens: An Overview --; Peyote and Huichol Worldview: The Structure of a Mystic Vision --; Magico-Religious Use of Tobacco among South American Indians --; Coca Chewing: A New Perspective --; Cannabis or Alcohol: The Jamaican Experience --; PART FIVE The Modern Complex in North America --; Cannabis Use in Canada --; Memories, Reflections and Myths: The American Marihuana Commission --; Sociocultural Factors in Marihuana Use in the United States --; Intersections of Anthropology and Law in the Cannabis Area --; Cannabis Conference Participant-Observers --; Biographical Notes --; Index of Names --; Index of Subjects --; Plates
• Format: Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.
• ISBN: 9783110812060; 9783110637922
• DOI: 10.1515/9783110812060
• Access: restricted access
• Hierarchical level: Monograph
• Statement of Responsibility: ed. by Vera Rubin.