I've been reading a lot of background material on health and aftera partner conference, we've decided to look at both alcoholism and type II diabetes as our health issues. I, being the psychology major, am focusing on alcoholism. I am especially interested in the saguaro wine ceremony and how it relates to alcohol consumption. It seems that the O'Odham have always been in the practice of getting drunk, but traditionally, it was highly ritualized. I am wondering if some despiritualization went on post-contact that devalued alcohol. The wine ceremony is just one piece of the puzzle, though, and I hope to find out more about this health issue.
Posted by lange at April 24, 2005 11:43 PM