Check nearby libraries
Buy this book
This edition doesn't have a description yet. Can you add one?
Check nearby libraries
Buy this book
Previews available in: English
Showing 3 featured editions. View all 3 editions?
Edition | Availability |
---|---|
1
Essential Substances: A Cultural History of Intoxicants in Society (Kodansha Globe Series)
August 1995, Kodansha Globe
Paperback
in English
1568360754 9781568360751
|
zzzz
Libraries near you:
WorldCat
|
2
Essential Substances: A Cultural History of Intoxicants in Society
May 1994, Kodansha America
Hardcover
in English
1568360169 9781568360164
|
zzzz
Libraries near you:
WorldCat
|
3
Essential substances: a cultural history of intoxicants in society
1993, Kodansha International
in English
1568360754 9781568360751
|
aaaa
Libraries near you:
WorldCat
|
Book Details
Published in
New York
Table of Contents
Stone age alchemy
Frozen tombs and fly-agaric men
The mystery of Haoma
American dreams
The alchemists of Afek
Lucifer's garden
Stimulating society.
Edition Notes
Originally published: The alchemy of culture : intoxicants in society. Great Britain : British Museum Press, 1993.
Includes bibliographical references (p. [180]-190) and index.
Classifications
The Physical Object
ID Numbers
First Sentence
"Prehistoric man and those people called primitive, those once termed "the lower races," were, in the theories of the nineteenth century, the despised Stone Age cultures, those rejected from the edifice of "civilization.""
Community Reviews (0)
Feedback?History
- Created April 1, 2008
- 11 revisions
November 17, 2020 | Edited by MARC Bot | import existing book |
May 19, 2019 | Edited by MARC Bot | import existing book |
September 14, 2011 | Edited by EdwardBot | merge lending editions |
August 12, 2011 | Edited by ImportBot | add ia_box_id to scanned books |
April 1, 2008 | Created by an anonymous user | Imported from Scriblio MARC record. |