The alchemy of culture
Intoxicants have played an important part in societies all over the world. This text shows that intoxicants have all had a central role in religious or social life, and that the altered states of consciousness produced by each intoxicant are shaped by cultural values.
Psychotropic plantsSocial aspectsAltered states of consciousnessHallucinogenic drugs and religious experienceLiquorsStimulants