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Record Nr.

UNINA9910818542203321

Titolo

Expressions of drunkenness : (four hundred rabbits) / / edited by Anne Fox and Mike MacAvoy

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York, N.Y. : , : Routledge, , 2011

ISBN

1-136-93404-9

1-136-93405-7

1-283-03707-6

9786613037077

0-203-84640-0

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (209 p.)

Collana

International Center for Alcohol Policies book series on alcohol in society

Altri autori (Persone)

FoxAnne

MacAvoyMike

Disciplina

362.292

Soggetti

Alcoholism - Social aspects

Alcohol - Physiological effect

Human behavior

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Book Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; About the Editors; About the Authors; Editors' Note; Disclaimer; 1 Voices in the Debate; 2 The Biology of Intoxication; 3 The Origins of Drunkenness; 4 Drunkenness-A Historical and Contemporary Cross-Cultural Perspective: "A Voluntary Madness"; 5 Drinking Contexts and Youth Drunkenness; 6 Concluding Remarks; Index

Sommario/riassunto

The goal of this book is to contribute to the ongoing scholarly discussion on the very serious topic of drunkenness. The phrase "four hundred rabbits" is one of many illustrations of the deep cultural, religious, and social influences on how individuals and communities view alcohol intoxication: The Aztecs believed alcohol to have a divine origin, with a god and goddess giving birth to 400 (meaning "innumerable" in ancient Aztec) divine children or "rabbit gods," each representing a varying degree and expression of alcohol intoxication and drunkenness. Hence the book's subtitle, which at first