Peyote religion
Subtitle: a history
By: by Omer C. Stewart.
Edition: 1st ed.
Series: The Civilization of the American Indian series ;; v. 181
Publisher: University of Oklahoma Press
Published: 1987
Place of publication: Norman
Language: eng
Number of pages: 454
Subjects: Peyotism -- History; Indians of North America -- Religion
Description: Describes the peyote plant, the birth of peyotism in western Oklahoma, its spread from Indian Territory to Mexico, the High Plains, and the Far West, its role among such tribes as the Comanche, Kiowa, Kiowa-Apache, Caddo, Wichita, Delaware, and Navajo Indians, its conflicts with the law, and the history of the Native American Church.
Notes: Bibliography: p. 389-436.
Includes indexes.