Type | Journal Article - Ethnohistory |
Title | Drinking in the Polynesian kingdom of Tonga |
Author(s) | |
Publication (Day/Month/Year) | 1975 |
Page numbers | 33-50 |
Publisher | JSTOR |
URL | https://www.jstor.org/stable/481279 |
Abstract | The paper provides information on the drinking of kava (Piper methysticum) in the Polynesian Kingdom of Tonga. The importance of drinking in traditional and contemporary Tongan society is discussed as well as changes which have taken place over time. |