Kava and Prohibition in Tanna, Vanuatu |
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| Authors: | Robert J. Gregory Janet E. Gregory John G. Peck |
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| Affiliation: | Formerly Research Associate, Department of Anthropology, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina. Currently, Assistant Professor, Department of Counseling and Rehabilitation, Marshall University, Huntington, West Virginia;School of Education, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, North Carolina;Department of Sociology and Anthropology, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, North Carolina |
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| Abstract: | The drinking of kava is widespread and frequent among adult men on Tanna, Vanuatu (formerly the New Hebrides). Effort to prohibit use of kava created a split between the majority of the people and Western missionary and government influences. The story of prohibition reflects different moral and cultural practices coming in conflict. A declining role of Western influence has led to a resolution of the differences in favour of continued kava use. |
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