Author:
La Barre, Weston, 1911-1996.
Edition Statement:5th ed., enl.
Imprint:Norman : University of Oklahoma Press, c1989.
Descriptionxvii, 334 p. : ill. ; 21 or 22 cm.
Note:Preface to the fifth edition -- Preface to the second edition -- Preface to the first edition -- Illustrations -- Introduction -- Botanical and physiological aspects of peyote -- The ethnology of peyotism -- Comparative study of Plains peyotism -- Psychological aspects of Peyotism -- Historical interpretations -- Appendix 1. Peyote in Mexico -- Appendix 2. Peyote and the mescal bean -- Appendix 3. Peyote and the Teo-nanacatl -- Appendix 4. "Plant worship" in Mexico and the United States -- Appendix 5. Chemistry of peyote -- Appendix 6. Physiology of peyote -- Appendix 7. John Wilson, the revealer of peyote -- Appendix 8. Christian elements in the Peyote Cult -- Appendix 9. The Native American Church and other peyote churches -- Bibliography to the 1938 edition -- Plates.
Bibliography Note:Includes bibliographical references.
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