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BL
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621642
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| Main Entry
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Letcher, Andy,1968-
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| Title & Author
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Shroom : : a cultural history of the magic mushroom /\ Andy Letcher
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| Edition Statement
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1st U.S. ed
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| Publication Statement
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New York :: Ecco,, ©2007
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xiv, 360 pages :: illustrations ;; 24 cm
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| ISBN
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0060828285
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: 9780060828288
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| Notes
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"First published in Great Britain in 2006 by Faber and Faber"--Title page verso
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| Bibliographies/Indexes
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 325-348) and index
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| Contents
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I: Agaricus -- The mushroom people -- Science and magic -- The archaeology of ecstasy -- Mush disordered -- Feasts and revelations -- Wasson -- II: Amanita -- The fly-agaric -- Soma -- Chemistry and conspiracy -- III: Psilocybe -- Academic exercise -- High priests -- Ripples and waves -- Underground, overground -- The elf-clowns of hyperspace -- Muck and brass
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| Abstract
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An investigation into the cultural and historical significance of psychedelic mushrooms traces their earliest recorded uses by the Aztecs of Central America and the tribes of Siberia to their reemergence on America's popular cultural landscape
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Mushrooms, Hallucinogenic-- Social aspects
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Mushrooms, Hallucinogenic-- History
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Mushroom ceremony-- History
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Amanita muscaria-- Social aspects
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Amanita muscaria-- History
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Hallucinogens
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Agaricales
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Amanita
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| Dewey Classification
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394.1/4
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| LC Classification
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GT3010.L48 2007
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| NLM classification
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QV 77.7L645s 2007
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