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Hallucinogens: Cross-Cultural Perspectives
Rios, Marlene Dobkin De
ISBN: 185327061X
England Prism Press 1990
8vo softcover 255pp index. good, pages browned. This book surveys the use of mind-altering plants in eleven societies in the Americas, Asia, Australia and New Guinea, ranging from the hunter-gatherers to complex ancient civilizations such as the Inca, the Moche, and the Maya. Those interested in rituals and religions of traditional societies and folk medicine will find a great deal of information in this concise, illustrated volume. Several themes emerge from de Rios's cross-cultural examination of sacred plants. She argues convincingly that plant hallucinogens, which have been used from time immemorial, influenced human evolution. She discusses religious beliefs, including those of shamanism, which may have been influenced by the mind-altering properties of particular plants. She also focuses on the ways in which hallucinogens have influenced ethical and moral systems.
Price: $18.00 (AUD)
Book Number: 35693 Bookseller: Dial a Book
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Pills, Potions, People: Understanding the Drug Problem
Byrski, Liz
ISBN: 0859244334
Collins Dove October 1989
8vo softcover 192pp very good. Pills, Potions and People provides a broad overview of drug use and social attitude towards them, including social and recreational, over the counter and prescription medicines, and illegal substances. Other sections deal with individual drugs legal and illegal, and substances such as solvents, looking at the history of their use and the ways they are used today.
Price: $12.00 (AUD)
Book Number: 44688 Bookseller: Dial a Book
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