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Cannabis and Culture / ed. by Vera Rubin.

Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextSeries: World Anthropology : An Interdisciplinary SeriesPublisher: Berlin ; Boston : De Gruyter Mouton, [2011]Copyright date: ©1975Edition: Reprint 2011Description: 1 online resource (598 p.) : Num. figs. and tabs. ans platesContent type:
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ISBN:
  • 9789027976697
  • 9783110812060
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 362.2/9
LOC classification:
  • HV5822.C3 C35 1975
Other classification:
  • online - DeGruyter
Online resources: Available additional physical forms:
  • Issued also in print.
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
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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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