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Title: The Alchemy of Culture - Intoxicants in Society
Description: London, British Museum Press. 1993, First Edition. (ISBN: 0714117366). Hard Cover, 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. A Fine unmarked copy with Fine dustjacket which is not price clipped. From opium in Stone Age Europe to petrol sniffing in Aboriginal Australia, intoxicants have played an important part in societies all over the world. In this thought-provoking book the author shows that 'magic mushrooms' in Siberia and New Guinea, the mysterious soma/haoma plant in ancient India and Iran, and yaje. peyote and tobacco in the New World all had a central role in religious or social life, and that the altered states of consciousness produced by each intoxicant are shaped by cultural values. 38 illustrations. NOT EX LIBRARY 12. Fine/Fine.

Keywords: Culture, Sociology, Intoxicants, Yaje, Peyote, Soma/Haoma, Psychoactive Substances, Hallucinogens, Mescaline 0714117366

Price: GBP 8.00 = appr. US$ 11.42 Seller: Goldring Books
- Book number: 007980

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