Flesh of the Gods
Subtitle: The Ritual Use of Hallucinogens
Publisher: Waveland Press
Published: July 1990
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 304
ISBN-13: 9780881334777
Subjects: Sociology; Medical / Nursing; Cultural And Social Anthropology; Drug Abuse; Rites and ceremonies; General; Anthropology - Cultural; Customs & Traditions; Hallucinogenic drugs and relig; Hallucinogenic drugs and religious experience; Indians
First sentence: There can be little doubt that the second half of the twentieth century will be remembered as a time when "mind-altering," or hallucinogenic, substances came into increasing use, serious as well as frivolous, in sophisticated Western societies.