Flesh of the Gods (Record no. 66790)

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082 ## - DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER
Edition number 23
Classification number 419.2 FUR
100 ## - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME
Personal name Furst, Peter T
245 #0 - TITLE STATEMENT
Title Flesh of the Gods
Remainder of title : the ritual use of halluchinogens
Statement of responsibility, etc / Edited by Peter T Furst
260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. (IMPRINT)
Place of publication, distribution, etc London
Name of publisher, distributor, etc : George Allen and Unwin
Date of publication, distribution, etc ,1972
300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
Extent xv,304p.
520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC.
Summary, etc For centuries, hallucinogens have been of great significance in the ideology and religious practices of primitive societies. In fact, the use of psychotropic plants to achieve states of religious ecstasy goes back almost to the beginning of human culture. Furthermore, the content of the psychedelic experience in the West today has been found to be similar to that of the religious pilgrimages of Oriental and aboriginal New World groups. But one fundamental difference overshadows all In the traditional cultures described in this collection of ten essays, the hallucinogenic "trip" is a means to an end--a quest for confirmation of traditional values, for unity with the tribal ancestors. In contemporary Western society, by contrast, it tends to be an end in itself and a rejection of the society's values--perhaps, it has been suggested, because Western drug-users tend to be a-cultural. Clearly, we have much to learn from an objective study of societies with long histories of sanctioned, and controlled, drug use to achieve recognized cultural objectives.
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Topical term or geographic name as entry element Anthropology History
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Topical term or geographic name as entry element Religion
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Topical term or geographic name as entry element Spirituality
700 ## - ADDED ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME
Personal name Peter T. Furst
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Koha item type Prof. Romila Thapar's Collection
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    Dewey Decimal Classification   Not For Loan SNU LIBRARY SNU LIBRARY 19/12/2025   419.2 FUR G6939 19/12/2025 19/12/2025 Prof. Romila Thapar's Collection Prof. Romila Thapar's Collection
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