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The Master Plant - Tobacco in Lowland South America (Paperback)
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The Master Plant - Tobacco in Lowland South America (Paperback)
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Described as a 'master plant' by many indigenous groups in lowland
South America, tobacco is an essential part of shamanic ritual, as
well as a source of everyday health, wellbeing and community. In
sharp contrast to the condemnation of the tobacco industry and its
place in contemporary public health discourse, the book considers
tobacco in a more nuanced light, as an agent both of enlightenment
and destruction.Exploring the role of tobacco in the lives of
indigenous peoples, The Master Plant offers an important and unique
contribution to this field of study through its focus on lowland
South America: the historical source region of this controversial
plant, yet rarely discussed in recent scholarship. The ten chapters
in this collection bring together ethnographic accounts, key
developments in anthropological theory and emergent public health
responses to indigenous tobacco use. Moving from a historical study
of tobacco usage - covering the initial domestication of wild
varieties and its value as a commodity in colonial times - to an
examination of the transcendent properties of tobacco, and the
magic, symbolism and healing properties associated with it, the
authors present wide-ranging perspectives on the history and
cultural significance of this important plant. The final part of
the book examines the changing landscape of tobacco use in these
communities today, set against the backdrop of the increasing power
of the national and transnational tobacco industry.The first
critical overview of tobacco and its uses across lowland South
America, this book encourages new ways of thinking about the
problems of commercially exploited tobacco both within and beyond
this source region.
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