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> Essential Substances : A Cultural History of Intoxicants in Society
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> by Richard Rudgley
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> Published by Kodansha
> Publication date: June 1, 1994
> ISBN: 1568360169
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> Rudgley (anthropology, Oxford U.) delves into the use of mind-
> altering substances, especially in tribal and prehistoric societies.
> Among them are magic mushrooms in Siberia, tobacco and peyote in the
> Americas, qat in Africa, betel in southeast Asia, the psychoactive
> plants of Medieval Europe, and modern hallucinogens and stimulants.
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