Titre : | Social aspects of the use of cannabis in India |
Titre traduit : | (Aspects sociaux de l'usage de cannabis en Inde) |
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Auteurs : | K. A. HASAN |
Type de document : | Chapitre |
Editeur : | La Hague : Mouton publishers, 1975 |
ISBN/ISSN/EAN : | 978-90-279-7669-7 |
Format : | p. 235-246 / tabl. |
Langues: | Anglais |
Discipline : | SHS (Sciences humaines et sociales / Humanities and social sciences) |
Mots-clés : |
Thésaurus mots-clés CANNABIS ; ALCOOL ; CONSOMMATION ; CULTUREL ; MILIEU SOCIOCULTUREL ; RELIGION ; SOCIALISATIONThésaurus géographique INDE |
Résumé : | Cannabis in India is used in three forms: ganja, bhang, and charas. Bhang is obtained from the dried leaves of Cannabis sativa or Cannabis indica. The oleo-resinous exudate of the plants is called charas and the flowering tops are called ganja. Ganja and charas are mixed with tobacco and smoked in clay pipes; bhang is eaten orally in the form of small balls or used as a beverage called thandai. While alcohol is generally looked down upon in Hindu society as it is tabooed to the Brahman and Bhagats (devotees), the use of cannabis is socially sanctioned and is associated with religio-social ceremonies of the Hindu god, Shiva. Cannabis is offered to Shiva on Shivaratri day in temples as "food of god". This paper examines what role cannabis plays in the social life of the people, particularly in villages, and whether freedom to obtain and use these drugs results in addiction as a massive problem. (Author' s abstract) |
Domaine : | Drogues illicites / Illicit drugs |
Refs biblio. : | 16 |
Affiliation : |
Indiana State Univ., Terre Haute Etats-Unis. United States. |
Numéro Toxibase : | 1300132 |
Centre Emetteur : | 13 OFDT |
Cote : | L00044 |
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