Cannabis and Culture

Herausgegeben:Rubin, Vera

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

Produktdetails

• World Anthropology
• Verlag: De Gruyter / De Gruyter Mouton
• Reprint 2011
• Seitenzahl: 640
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. Januar 1975
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 236mm x 160mm x 50mm
• Gewicht: 1202g
• ISBN-13: 9789027976697
• ISBN-10: 9027976694
• Artikelnr.: 33500026