Historique
Chapitre
The social and cultural context of cannabis use in Rwanda
(Le contexte social et culturel de l'usage du cannabis au Rwanda)
in :
Auteur(s) :
CODERE, H.
Année
1975
Page(s) :
p. 217-226
Langue(s) :
Anglais
Éditeur(s) :
La Hague : Mouton publishers
ISBN :
978-90-279-7669-7
Refs biblio. :
6
Domaine :
Drogues illicites / Illicit drugs
Thésaurus mots-clés
CANNABIS
;
HISTOIRE
;
ETHNOLOGIE
;
MINORITE
;
CONSOMMATION
;
ALCOOL
Thésaurus géographique
RWANDA
Note générale :
Résumé :
Data collected in Rwanda in 1959-1960 show cannabis in its social and cultural context. Cannabis use has its place in a socio-cultural system that determines its character and extent and that is in turn affected by the nature of cannabis use. The use of cannabis was virtually confined to the men of a miniscule, despised and backward social group, the Twa, constituting less than one percent of the population. The expectation of strong effects causing violent behavior, methods of smoking cannabis designed to produce such effects, and the connection of Twa cannabis use with the social status, role, and culturally assigned "character" of the Twa, all combined to restrict use to the Twa and to prevent its spread to the non-Twa, 99 percent of the population of Rwanda. (Author' s abstract)
Affiliation :
Brandeis Univ.
Etats-Unis. United States.
Etats-Unis. United States.
Cote :
L00044