THE SACRED MUSHROOM SEEKER. Tributes To R. Gordon Wasson.

Riedlinger, Thomas J. (Edited by)

ISBN 10: 0892813385 / ISBN 13: 9780892813384

Edité par Park Street Press:, 1997

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283 pages, illustrated in color and b&w. Tributes by Terence McKenna, Joan Halifax, Peter T. Furst, Albert Hofmann, Richard Evans Schultes and others." FINE SOFTCOVER Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

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• Titre: THE SACRED MUSHROOM SEEKER. Tributes To R. Gordon Wasson.
• Éditeur: Park Street Press:
• Date de parution: 1997
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN à 10 chiffres: 0892813385
• ISBN à 13 chiffres: 9780892813384
• Reliure: Soft Cover
• État de l'article: Fine
• Catalogues du vendeur:
  • MYCOLOGY & LICHENS

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Synopsis

A celebration of the life and pioneering work of the eminent mycologist and scholar R. Gordon Wasson.

A legendary figure in the field of ethnobotany, R. Gordon Wasson's trail-blazing work on hallucinogenic mushrooms with the Mexican curandera Maria Sabina in the 1950s brought increased scholarly attention to the importance of psychoactive plants in the spiritual life of indigenous peoples and had a profound influence well beyond the academic world. His accessible writings helped popularize these discoveries, forming the ground for the social revolution of the following decade. With the growing interest in the role of psychoactive plants in society today, the work of R. Gordon Wasson and the example set by the man himself, so well illustrated here, takes on increasing importance.

À propos de l?auteur

Edited by Thomas J. Riedlinger, who has written extensively on psychedelic plants and psychology, The Sacred Mushroom Seeker includes essays by the most distinguished names in the fields of ethnobotany, comparative religion, and anthropology.