Historique
Chapitre
The "ganja vision" in Jamaica
(Hallucinations provoquées par le ganja en Jamaïque)
in :
Auteur(s) :
RUBIN, V.
Année :
1975
Page(s) :
p. 257-266
Langue(s) :
Anglais
Éditeur(s) :
La Hague : Mouton publishers
ISBN :
978-90-279-7669-7
Refs biblio. :
14
Domaine :
Drogues illicites / Illicit drugs
Thésaurus mots-clés
CANNABIS
;
RITE DE PASSAGE
;
HALLUCINATION
;
MILIEU SOCIOCULTUREL
Thésaurus géographique
JAMAIQUE
Résumé :
Traditional multipurpose use of ganja, introduced to Jamaica in the mid-nineteenth century by indentured laborers from India, was diffused to the black working class and has become endemic in the past forty to fifty years. Smoking ganja, although illegal, is prevalent among working-class males and the non-smoker is a deviant who may pose a threat to the peer group. Reactions to the first smoking experience are culturally recognized determinants that validate the status of non-smokers as well as smokers. The ganja vision, a culturally standardized phenomenon occurring generally at the time of the first smoking experience, confirms the role of the smoker. The phenomenon is compared to the institutionalized vision quest among American Indians of the plains. The vision phenomenon, a culturally patterned experience with standardized content, usually in the context of a "rite de passage", thus differs from idiosyncratic "hallucinatory" experiences. Hallucinogenic reactions are neither generally sought nor experienced by working-class males in Jamaica. (Author' s abstract)
Affiliation :
Research Institute for the Study of Man, New York
Etats-Unis. United States.
Etats-Unis. United States.
Cote :
L00044