Shroom

A Cultural History of the Magic Mushroom

Andy Letcher

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English

Faber & Faber
01 June 2007

Social & cultural history; Society & Social Sciences; Drug & substance abuse: social aspects; Drug-induced states

Is Santa Claus really a magic mushroom in disguise? Was Alice in Wonderland a thinly veiled psychedelic mushroom odyssey? Did mushroom tea kick-start ancient Greek philosophy?

The 'magic mushroom' was only rediscovered fifty years ago, but has accumulated all sorts of folktales and urban legends along the way. In this timely and definitive study, Andy Letcher strips away the myths to get at the true story of how hallucinogenic mushrooms, once shunned in the West as the most pernicious of poisons, came to be the illicit drug of choice.

By: Andy Letcher
Imprint: Faber & Faber
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Edition: Revised edition
Dimensions: Height: 25mm, Width: 190mm, Spine: 250mm
Weight: 156g
ISBN: 9780571227716
ISBN 10: 0571227716
Pages: 384
Publication Date: 01 June 2007
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Author Website: http://www.andyletcher.co.uk/

Andy Letcher has doctorates in both Ecology and Cultural and Religious Studies. During the nineties he lived in a treehouse at the Newbury bypass campaign, and toured in a variety of psychedelic festival bands. He currently lives in Oxford where he works as a freelance writer, lecturer and musician.