The shaman and the rave party: Social pharmacology of ecstasy

Substance Use and Misuse

Volumn 37, Issue 8-10, 2002, Pages 923-939

  Nencini, Paolo ^a  

^a SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

Author keywords

Addiction; Hedonic use; Psychoactive drugs; Ritual use

Indexed keywords

3,4 METHYLENEDIOXYMETHAMPHETAMINE; PSYCHOTROPIC AGENT;

CONFERENCE PAPER; DRUG DEPENDENCE; DRUG INTOXICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELIGION; REWARD; SOCIAL INTERACTION; ADDICTION; ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; ARTICLE; DANCING; HUMAN; MOTIVATION; MUSIC; PHILOSOPHY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; REINFORCEMENT; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; SYMBOLISM;

CEREMONIAL BEHAVIOR; DANCING; HUMAN; MOTIVATION; MUSIC; N-METHYL-3,4-METHYLENEDIOXYAMPHETAMINE; PHILOSOPHY; REINFORCEMENT (PSYCHOLOGY); SHAMANISM; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; SOCIAL FACILITATION; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS; HUMANS;

EID: 0036022116     PISSN: 10826084     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1081/JA-120004159     Document Type: Conference Paper

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