Format:
Online-Ressource (640 p)
ISBN:
9789027976697
Series Statement:
World Anthropology
Content:
Intro -- 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 -- 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 -- Reunion: 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.
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Description based upon print version of record
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""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""
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""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""; ""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""
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""Reunion: 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""
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""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""
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""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""
Additional Edition:
9783110812060
Additional Edition:
9789027976697
Additional Edition:
Print version Cannabis and Culture
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English
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