Plants of the gods : origins of hallucinogenic use /
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Author / Creator: | Schultes, Richard Evans. |
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Imprint: | New York : McGraw-Hill, c1979. |
Description: | 192 p. : ill. ; 27 cm. |
Language: | English |
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Format: | Print Book |
URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/5528675 |
Summary: | Sacred hallucinogens, PLANTS OF THE GODS, are beautifully illustrated and characterized in this lexicon. The authors elaborate in vivid detail 91 plants, focusing on 14 that have had profound significance on human beings. Included are rare photos of the plants and the people who have used them as well as ceremonies, sculpture, paintings, pottery, and weavings relating to the ritual use of these sacred hallucinogens. |
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Item Description: | "A McGraw-Hill co-publication." Includes indexes. |
Physical Description: | 192 p. : ill. ; 27 cm. |
Bibliography: | Bibliography: p. 186. |
ISBN: | 0070560897 |