A hallucinogenic tea, laced with controversy : ayahuasca in the Amazon and the United States / Marlene Dobkin de Rios and Roger Rumrrill.

Author/creator Dobkin de Rios, Marlene
Other author Rumrrill, Róger.
Format Book
Publication InfoWestport, Conn. : Praeger, 2008.
Description162 pages ; 25 cm
Subjects
Ayahuasca--Psychotropic effects.
Banisteriopsis--South America.
Banisteriopsis--United States.
Hallucinogens--South America.
Hallucinogens--United States.
Drug and Narcotic Control--history. --South America.
Drug and Narcotic Control--history. --United States.
Ethnopharmacology--South America.
Ethnopharmacology--United States.
Plant Preparations--therapeutic use. --South America.
Plant Preparations--therapeutic use. --United States.
Shamanism--History. --South America.
Shamanism--History. --United States.

Contents Native use of ayahuasca -- Drug tourism -- The new shamans -- The União de Vegetal and the U.S. Supreme Court -- Globalization and the future of ayahuasca.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. [155]-159) and index.
LCCN 2008008793
ISBN9780313345425 (alk. paper)
ISBN0313345422 (alk. paper)

Availability

Library Location Call Number Status Item Actions
Joyner General Stacks BF209.A93 D63 2008 ✔ Available Place Hold