Ancient Psychoactive Substances

Synopsis

This Book Details The Traditional And Sacred Use Of Psychoactive Substances By Peoples In The Ancient Past Through The Lens Of Archaeology. Introduction: Drugs From A Deep Time Perspective / Scott M. Fitzpatrick -- Cannabis In Ancient Central Eurasian Burials / Mark D. Merlin And Robert C. Clarke -- Intoxication On The Wine Dark Sea: Investigating Psychoactive Substances In The Eastern Mediterranean / Zuzana Chovanec -- Ancient Use Of Ephedra In The Eurasia And The Western Hemisphere / Mark D. Merlin -- Prehistoric Intoxicants Of North America / Sean M. Rafferty -- Pipes, Cups, Platform Mounds, And Mortuary Ritual In The Lake -- Okeechobee Basin Of South Florida / Victor D. Thompson And Thomas J. Pluckhahn -- Power From, Power To, Power Over Ritual Drug-taking And The Social Context Of Power Among The Indigenous People Of The Caribbean / Quetta Kaye -- Intoxication Rituals And Gender Among The Ancient Maya / Daniel M. Seinfeld -- Mayan Ritual Beverage Production: Considering The Ceramics / Jennifer Loughmiller-cardinal -- The Origins Of The Ayahuasca/yage Concept: An Inquiry Into The Synergy Between Dmt And? Carbolines / Constantino Manuel Torres -- A Synonym For Sacred: Vilca Use In The Pre-conquest Andes / Matthew P. Sayre -- Ingredients Matter: Maize Versus Molle Brewing In Ancient Andes Feasting / Justin Jennings And Lidio M. Valdez. Edited By Scott M. Fitzpatrick. Includes Bibliographical References And Index.