Titre : | The varieties of ecstasy experience: A phenomenological ethnography (2013) |
Auteurs : | S. LENEGHAN |
Type de document : | Article : Périodique |
Dans : | Journal of Psychoactive Drugs (Vol.45, n°4, September-October 2013) |
Article en page(s) : | 347-354 |
Langues: | Anglais |
Discipline : | SHS (Sciences humaines et sociales / Humanities and social sciences) |
Mots-clés : |
Thésaurus géographique AUSTRALIEThésaurus mots-clés MDMA-ECSTASY ; ETHNOGRAPHIE ; USAGER ; EFFET SECONDAIRE |
Résumé : | Ecstasy (MDMA) has attracted widespread attention with its association as a "recreational substance" that is concentrated in club and rave settings. This paper outlines a phenomenologically grounded ethnographic study of the experiences of ecstasy users in the Sydney, Australia, area. I espouse phenomenology as a framework for describing and understanding these experiences. A number of excerpts are presented from my primary corpus of ethnographic material. For the purposes of this paper I assemble user's reports into nine thematic areas: (1) initial reactions and peaking; (2) the rush; (3) plateau; (4) coming down/scattering; (5) love; (6) peace, love, understanding, and respect; (7) connections on ecstasy; (8) unificatory experiences; (9) returning to baseline. The typical experiences presented in these reports confirm and extend interdisciplinary approaches to understanding ecstasy. I suggest that a context-specific approach that is phenomenologically attuned to user's experiences with ecstasy can contribute to the growing body of literature undertaken in the Australian and international research community. |
Domaine : | Drogues illicites / Illicit drugs |
Affiliation : | Melbourne, Australia |
Cote : | Abonnement |
Lien : | http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/02791072.2013.826561 |
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