The alchemy of culture : intoxicants in society
Rudgley, Richard1993
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Shows how various intoxicants and their attendant rituals have played a central role in the religious or social life of a community, and that the altered states of consciousness produced by drugs are shaped by cultural values. The book also explores the use and spread of psychoactive substances.
Main title:
The alchemy of culture : intoxicants in society / Richard Rudgley.
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Imprint:
London : British Museum Press, c1993.
Collation:
160p.
ISBN:
9780714117362
Dewey class:
394.14362.29
Language:
English
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BRN:
131368
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