Breaking the Ashes: The Culture of Illicit Liquor in Sri Lanka

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Index Abeyasinghe, Ranil, 15–16, 18–19, 21, 70–71, 93, 100, 112, 136 abstinence, 6, 21, 26, 32–34, 71, 79–82, 95, 180, 242 accidents, 25, 35, 85, 162–66, 176 acetaldehyde, 178 addiction behavior vs. disease, 54, 179–84, 189, 205–6 cravings, 6, 27, 51, 179–82, 215 cultural differences, 181–82 Euro-American perspectives, 17, 49–51, 54, 127, 177, 179–81, 185, 188–89, 193, 205 vs. habit, 50–51, 180–81 physical consequences, 41, 183, 189–93, 197–98 social consequences, 183–85, 188–91, 193–94 statistical data, 17 withdrawal, 54, 62, 178, 181, 192, 195, 205, 209, 211, 214 See also sihiya naetuwa adolescent drinking, 19, 72, 83 agency, 6, 46, 48–54, 60, 62, 65, 67 aggression, 20, 53, 61, 120, 126, 166–69 alcohol, types of arrack, 15, 19, 29–30, 35, 60, 88, 92, 100, 132–36, 166 beer, 35, 71–72, 88, 100 foreign liquor, 3, 32, 35, 38, 99 offered at ceremonies, 92–99 preference based on occupation, 76 preference based on status, 35, 60–61, 76, 87, 100, 105 toddy, 33, 35, 71, 100, 134, 147, 156 Very Special Old Arrack (VSOA), 35 See also kasippu Alcohol and Drug Information Center (ADIC), 15, 20–21, 71, 85–86, 177, 240–43 Alcoholics Anonymous (AA), 127, 180, 183–84, 222 alcoholism, 17, 49–50, 165–66, 173, 176–89, 206–7 almsgivings. See daanas Altman, Yochanan, 92 Ames, Genevieve, 3, 177 Antabuse, 207–9, 211, 220 Anti-Alcohol Association (Amadyapa Vyaapaaraya), 214 Arishta, 210 Armstrong, Gary, 82–83 arrack, 15, 19, 29–30, 35, 60, 88, 92, 100, 132–36, 166 Ayurvedic treatment method, 206, 210–11 Baklien, Bergljot, 15, 32, 53–54, 64, 76–78, 92, 100, 105, 107, 113, 126 Barker, Judith, 2–4, 6 bars, 35, 38, 61, 76, 87–88, 99–103 Bateson, Gregory, 47–48, 116, 122, 129, 199 beebaddoo, 62–64, 189–90, 221 beer, 35, 71–72, 88, 100 262 Index Befrienders International, 212 behavior. See social norms Bennett, Linda, 3, 177 Bennie, Colin, 181, 205, 209, 213 Bentota Beach Hotel, 161 binge drinking, 6, 41–42, 76, 85, 181, 205 biological effects of alcohol, 41, 47–48, 56, 164, 178–79, 210 Bodhisattva, 57–58 bonDa, 16 Borovoy, Amy, 126–28, 233 boundaries, 3, 68–69, 87, 168, 171, 174 Bourdieu, Pierre, 48–50, 69, 129, 150 Buddhism, 9, 15–16, 25–28, 43–44, 51, 81, 91, 159, 217–19 Cameron, Douglas, 49, 176, 180–81, 230 Campbell, David, 181, 205, 209, 213 capitalism, 5–6, 18, 30, 231–32 Carrier, James, 75, 109, 129 Cartesian dualism, 48, 50 celebrations. See ceremonies Central Bank, 9, 39 ceremonies coming-of-age, 11–12, 97–98 daanas, 92, 96, 152, 159 effect of social norms, 4, 60, 88, 91, 94–95 funerals, 11–12, 92, 96–97, 151–52, 191, 194 gifts, 22, 92–93, 97 New Year holiday, 9, 21–23, 32–33, 89–91, 102, 195 role of alcohol, 26, 91–92, 95–97 spending on alcohol, 97–99 weddings, 11–12, 61, 92–96, 98–99, 161, 194 charmings, 218–20 Chatterjee, Piya, 32, 110, 118 Christianity, 9, 26, 29, 31–32, 71, 91 codependence, 127. See also enabling Colombo North General Hospital, 119, 167, 213 colonial period, 5–6, 25, 28–34, 44, 110, 118, 131 Consumer Price Index (CPI), 244–45 consumption adolescents, 19, 83 annual cycles, 89–91, 108 associated with eating meat, 32–34, 87, 92 changing patterns, 18–20, 82 colonial period, 30–34 deadly results, 112, 165–66, 190, 192, 199, 225 extreme intoxication, 160–66 justification, 185–88 legal vs. illicit liquor, 36, 41, 101, 105, 132 medical purposes, 32, 62, 194, 210 for pleasure, 14, 88–108 stages of intoxication, 55–62 statistical data, 15, 20–21, 35–36, 71, 177, 240–42 struggles over, 11, 83, 109–15, 119–20 time of day, 62–63, 66, 96, 106, 195, 197 corruption, 5, 40–41, 43, 132, 141–44 cravings, 6, 27, 51, 179–82, 215 craziness, 53, 161 cultural construction of identity, 6, 31, 49–51, 68–70, 75–76, 113, 116–18 cure rates, 209 Customs Department, 38 daanas, 92, 96, 152, 159 Daily Mirror, 90 deaths, alcohol-related, 112, 165–66, 190, 192, 199, 225 debt burden, 9 Department of Census and Statistics, 9, 245 dependency. See addiction de Silva, K.M., 29, 31, 211 Dietler, Michael, 3–5, 18, 28–29, 68, 91...