Historique
Chapitre
Dagga: the history and ethnographic setting of cannabis sativa in southern Africa
(Dagga : l'histoire et l'implantation ethnographique du cannabis sativa en Afrique du sud)
in :
Auteur(s) :
DU TOIT, B. M.
Année
1975
Page(s) :
p. 81-116
Langue(s) :
Anglais
Éditeur(s) :
La Hague : Mouton publishers
ISBN :
978-90-279-7669-7
Refs biblio. :
120
Domaine :
Drogues illicites / Illicit drugs
Thésaurus mots-clés
CANNABIS
;
HISTOIRE
;
LINGUISTIQUE
;
ETHNOLOGIE
Thésaurus géographique
AFRIQUE
;
AFRIQUE AUSTRALE
Résumé :
Cannabis sativa has been used throughout southern and eastern Africa for centuries, yet we know little about its origin, diffusion, and patterns of use. This paper deals with the likely migratory routes and diffusion patterns of cannabis in Africa. It traces the historic presence of the herb among various African peoples, recording their patterns of use and the paraphernalia associated with cannabis smoking. Terminologically, we are able to construct three geographical complexes in Africa: a southern area where cannabis is referred to as dagga, an east-central area where we find variations of the term bangi, and a western area where variations on diamba are used. Cannabis was not present in West Africa prior to World War II. The methods of smoking the herb among the African peoples of southern and east-central Africa have been changing. Throughout this region the old water-pipe has almost completely disappeared, and today the young people are employing either various forms of the chilam pipe, which is bought from Indians, or the cigarette. (Author' s abstract)
Affiliation :
Univ. of Florida
Etats-Unis. United States.
Etats-Unis. United States.
Cote :
L00044