Drinking in the Polynesian kingdom of Tonga

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.