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Society for Clay Pipe Research Newsletter many Dutch and English imports found in Lis- 111
44:14–15. bon), and Iberian assemblages reveal complex sup-
Sousa, M. M. de, and T. M. Casimiro. 2024. ply chains that included local, regional, and Ot-
‘Smoking in Portuguese Historical toman productions. The article cautions against
Archaeology: Clay Pipes, Social Habits and assuming pipes were exclusively for tobacco, not-
Long-Distance Relations.’ In Archaeologies ing the broader early modern repertoire of psycho-
of Smoking, Pipes and Transatlantic active practices.
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Pipes? Interpretative Approach Between lar subjective outcomes (euphoria, analgesia, appe-
Archaeological and Historical Sources on tite changes) but differ markedly in risks – espe-
Cannabis and Clay Smoking Pipes in the cially overdose for opium – while both generated
Iberian Peninsula from Late Medieval to medical applications and regulatory concerns. Al-
Early Modern Periods.’ In XIII Congreso though these are modern biomedical framings,
Internacional sobre Cerámica Medieval y they help interpret early testimonies about use, Exploring Cannabis and Opium in Post-Medieval Portugal and Related Nations
Moderna en el Mediterráneo (AIECM3), habit formation, and therapeutic rationales in his-
edited by A. García Porras, M. Busto Zapico, torical sources.
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Linschoten to the East Indies from the Old of bhang/bangue in imperial and Indian Ocean
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Hashischins) exemplify changing elite curiosities.
Summary In Lusophone colonial spaces, riamba smoking via
The article surveys how cannabis (Cannabis sp.) water pipes is documented and morally contest-
and opium (Papaver somniferum) appeared, were ed by figures such as the Conde de Ficalho, reveal-
perceived, and were used in post-medieval Europe ing entanglements of race, labour, and authority in
– with a particular emphasis on Portugal with- substance discourse.
in wider colonial and trade networks – between