Flesh of the Gods: The Ritual Use of Hallucinogens, Peter T. Furst's 1972 edited volume from Praeger, is a foundational collection of ethnographic essays on hallucinogen use in ritual, including Furst's own account of the Huichol peyote hunt alongside contributions on Amazonian and Mesoamerican practice. Furst was an established anthropologist specializing in Mesoamerican ritual, and the volume's authority rests on that direct ethnographic fieldwork by its contributors. Its limit is its age and its focus on ritual description rather than pharmacology. Cite it for the ritual practices it documents; a pharmacological claim needs a dedicated scientific source.
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Peter T. Furst's edited volume Flesh of the Gods: The Ritual Use of Hallucinogens, published by Praeger in 1972, the top tier reflecting a foundational collection of ethnographic essays by an established anthropologist specializing in Mesoamerican ritual, resting on direct fieldwork by its contributors including Furst's own account of the Huichol peyote hunt. Its limit is its age and its focus on ritual description rather than pharmacology; cite it for the ritual practices it documents, and a pharmacological claim needs a dedicated scientific source. NotesFoundational collection of ethnographic essays, including Furst on the Huichol peyote hunt and contributions on Amazonian and Mesoamerican practice. Cited for ritual description rather than for pharmacology.
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AuthorPeter T. Furst (editor)
PublisherPraeger
Publication Year1972
Source TypeEdited volume
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