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• ISBN: 0806122145
• ISBN: 9780806122144
• Physical Description: xvii, 334 pages : ill. ; 21 cm.
• Edition: Fifth edition, enlarged.
• Publisher: Norman : University of Oklahoma Press, c1989.

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Bibliography, etc. Note:

Includes bibliographical references.

Formatted Contents Note:

Preface to the fifth edition -- Preface to the second edition -- Preface to the first edition -- Illustrations -- Introduction -- Botanical and physiological aspects of peyote -- The ethnology of peyotism -- Comparative study of Plains peyotism -- Psychological aspects of Peotism -- Historical interpretations -- appendix 1. Peyote in Mexico -- appendix 2. Peyote and the mescal bean -- appendix 3. Peyote and the Teo-nanacatl -- appendix 4. "Plant worship" in Mexico and the United States -- appendix 5. Chemistry of peyote -- appendix 6. Physiology of peyote -- appendix 7. John Wilson, the revealer of peyote -- appendix 8. Christian elements in the Peyote Cult -- appendix 9. The Native American Church and other peyote churches.

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Indians of North America > Religion.
Peyotism.
Indians of North America > Rites and ceremonies.