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Shroom : A Cultural History of the Magic Mushroom by Andy Letcher (2007, Hardcover)
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"Even if read while sober, Andy Lechters Shroom: A Cultural History of the Magic Mushroom, is a near-transcendent experience." -New York Times Book Review Since its rediscovery only fifty years ago, the magic mushroom: a hallucinogenic fungus once shunned in the West as the most pernicious of poisons, has inspired a plethora of folktales and urban legends. In this timely and definitive study, Andy Letcher chronicles the history of the magic mushroom—from its use by the Aztecs of Central America and the tribes of Siberia through to the present day—stripping away the myths and taking a critical and humorous look at the drugs more recent manifestations. Informative, lively, and impeccably researched, Shroom is a unique and engaging exploration of this most extraordinary of psychedelics.
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Product Identifiers
PublisherHarperCollins
ISBN-100060828285
ISBN-139780060828288
eBay Product ID (ePID)63729595
Product Key Features
Book TitleShroom : a Cultural History of the Magic Mushroom
Number of Pages384 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication Year2007
TopicEntheogens & Visionary Substances, Anthropology / Cultural & Social, Anthropology / General, Life Sciences / Zoology / General
IllustratorYes
GenreBody, Mind & Spirit, Social Science, Science
AuthorAndy Letcher
FormatHardcover
Dimensions
Item Height1.2 in
Item Weight20.3 Oz
Item Length9 in
Item Width6 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceTrade
LCCN2006-050258
Reviews"Elegant and authoritative" -- The Independent on Sunday "An extraordinary account...With its easy style and witty handling of scientific analysis, it makes a fascinating and satisfying read." -- The Observer "An intelligent and well-researched book...Full of surprises." -- The Guardian, An extraordinary account...With its easy style and witty handling of scientific analysis, it makes a fascinating and satisfying read.
Dewey Edition22
Dewey Decimal394.14
Synopsis"Even if read while sober, Andy Lechter's Shroom: A Cultural History of the Magic Mushroom, is a near-transcendent experience." -New York Times Book Review Since its rediscovery only fifty years ago, the magic mushroom: a hallucinogenic fungus once shunned in the West as the most pernicious of poisons, has inspired a plethora of folktales and urban legends. In this timely and definitive study, Andy Letcher chronicles the history of the magic mushroom--from its use by the Aztecs of Central America and the tribes of Siberia through to the present day--stripping away the myths and taking a critical and humorous look at the drug's more recent manifestations. Informative, lively, and impeccably researched, Shroom is a unique and engaging exploration of this most extraordinary of psychedelics., Is Santa Claus really a magic mushroom in disguise? Was Alice's Adventures in Wonderland a thinly veiled psychedelic mushroom odyssey? Did mushroom tea kick-start ancient Greek philosophy? Much stranger than the fictions it has inspired, the world of the magic mushroom is a place where shamans and hippies rub shoulders with psychiatrists, poets and international bankers. The magic mushroom was rediscovered only fifty years ago but has accumulated all sorts of folktales and urban legends along the way. In this timely and definitive study, Andy Letcher strips away the myths to get at the true story of how hallucinogenic mushrooms, once shunned in the West as the most pernicious of poisons, came to be the illicit drug of choice. Chronicling the history of the magic mushroom, from its use by the Aztecs of Central America and the tribes of Siberia through to the present day, Letcher takes a critical and humorous look at the drug's more recent manifestations. Since the 1970s scientists and others in major Western nations, the United States and the United Kingdom in particular, have identified hundreds of hallucinogenic species, isolated their active ingredients, learned how to cultivate them on an industrial scale, and spread them around the world. More than any other civilization that has come before us, and despite all the myths we have built, we , by all rights, are the true magic mushroom enthusiasts. Informative, lively and impeccably researched, Shroom presents a unique and engaging study of this most extraordinary of psychedelic drugs.
LC Classification NumberGT3010.L48 2007
