Cannabis and Culture / / ed. by Vera Rubin.
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Superior document: | Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter DGBA Social Sciences - <1990 |
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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
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Physical Description: | 1 online resource (598 p.) :; Num. figs. and tabs. ans plates |
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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 |
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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. |