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



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Titolo: Expressions of drunkenness : (four hundred rabbits) / / edited by Anne Fox and Mike MacAvoy Visualizza cluster
Pubblicazione: New York, N.Y. : , : Routledge, , 2011
Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (209 p.)
Disciplina: 362.292
Soggetto topico: Alcoholism - Social aspects
Alcohol - Physiological effect
Human behavior
Altri autori: FoxAnne  
MacAvoyMike  
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
Titolo autorizzato: Expressions of drunkenness  Visualizza cluster
ISBN: 1-136-93404-9
1-136-93405-7
1-283-03707-6
9786613037077
0-203-84640-0
Formato: Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
Record Nr.: 9910818542203321
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Serie: Series on alcohol in society.