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Understanding 9/11Essential substances a cultural history of intoxicants in society
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Originally published: The alchemy of culture : intoxicants in society. Great Britain : British Museum Press, 1993
Includes bibliographical references (p. [180]-190) and index
Stone age alchemy -- Frozen tombs and fly-agaric men -- The mystery of Haoma -- American dreams -- The alchemists of Afek -- Lucifer's garden -- Stimulating society
Includes bibliographical references (p. [180]-190) and index
Stone age alchemy -- Frozen tombs and fly-agaric men -- The mystery of Haoma -- American dreams -- The alchemists of Afek -- Lucifer's garden -- Stimulating society
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Subject: A Must Read for Anyone Interested in Anthropology and Ethnobotany
Subject: A Must Read for Anyone Interested in Anthropology and Ethnobotany
This book offers great insight into the history, applications, and influences of various naturally occurring psychoactive substances and some of their modern transmutations. You can read more about these substances as well as their function in the societies of past and modern times written in a rational and anthropological perspective in the book!
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