Mescaline: A Global History of the First Psychedelic

by Mike Jay

Book Overview

A definitive history of mescaline that explores its mind-altering effects across cultures, from ancient America to Western modernity

Mescaline became a popular sensation in the mid-twentieth century through Aldous Huxley's The Doors of Perception, after which the word "psychedelic" was coined to describe it. Its story, however, extends deep into prehistory: the earliest Andean cultures depicted mescaline-containing cacti in their...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0300257503
• ISBN13: 9780300257502
• Release Date: March 2021
• Publisher: Yale University Press
• Length: 312 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 5.0" x 7.7"