Ron Brunton, Brunton Ron

The Abandoned Narcotic

Kava and Cultural Instability in Melanesia

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

In this book, Ron Brunton attempts to explain the strange geographical distribution of kava, a narcotic drink once widely consumed by south-west Pacific islanders.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Seitenzahl: 228
• Erscheinungstermin: 25. Juli 2007
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 14mm
• Gewicht: 377g
• ISBN-13: 9780521040051
• ISBN-10: 0521040051
• Artikelnr.: 23037351

Inhaltsangabe

List of illustrations and tables
Acknowledgements
1. Introduction: W. H. R. Rivers and kava
2. The traditional distribution of kava drinking
3. Reconsidering Rivers' argument: the evidence
4. Reconsidering Rivers' argument: assessment and implications
5. Kava on Tanna: traditional ritual and contemporary modifications
6. Kava on Tanna: the development of secular patterns of consumption
7. The problems of Tannese society
8. Conclusion
List of references
Glossary of Tannese words
Index.