| 释义 |
ebene, n.
Brit. |ɛˈbiːni|, U.S. |ɛˈbini|
Forms: 19– ebena, 19– ebene, 19– epena, 19– epene
[‹ Yanomamö ebene. The forms epene and epena are also found in various other languages of the Yanomaman language family.]
A psychoactive powder made from a mixture of plant materials, esp. the bark and resin of trees of the genus Virola (family Myristicaceae), which is used as snuff in rituals of the Yanomamo people of Venezuela and Brazil.
1967Nat. Hist. Jan. 26/2 (caption) In preparation for duels, the Indians take their hallucinatory drug, ebene. 1968Man 3 509/2 A detailed description of the magic-animistic ritual of Hekura (during which hallucinogenous Epena-powder is taken as snuff). 1991K. Good Into Heart i. 17 They blew powdered epene up each other's noses with three-foot-long tubes. 1992M. Leyner Et Tu, Babe (1993) v. 143 I'm going to snort some ebene, stagger around wild-eyed for a while. 1993M. J. Plotkin Tales of Shaman's Apprentice viii. 262 The tribes..rely heavily on shamanistic contact with the spirit world for healing purposes, and they use epena as the bridge between worlds. 2004M. H. Barnes Stages of Thought iii. 64 The spirits are invited to enter the man's chest (women do not use ebene) and fill him with their power. |