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

Table of Contents

• 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