Flesh of the Gods: The Ritual Use of Hallucinogens
Furst, Peter T. (Ed.). Praeger Publishers, 1974. Softbound. A fascinating ethnobotanical anthology that includes contributions from father of the field and The Plants of the Gods author Richard Evans Schultes; snake-handling chronicler and Mircea Eliade heir Weston La Barre; CIA agent and PR man for both the financial sector and Amanita muscaria R. Gordon Wasson; and many more. Published in the wake of the mainstreaming of drug culture, its essays contrast the use of psychoactive substances in traditional cultures—as 'a quest for confirmation of traditional values'—with the contemporary West—as an 'a-cultural' 'end in itself'.
Tight, square spine has some very light cosmetic creasing. Clean, unmarked interior. Some lightly bumped corners and sunning to the covers. Includes lots of B&W illustrations. 304 pp. Featured Rare & Collectible.
