Search Results for: Peyote Religion

Describes the peyote plant, the birth of peyotism in western Oklahoma, its spread from Indian Territory to Mexico, the High Plains, and the Far West, its role a

"This is the classical study of the background of the Mexican and American Indian ritual based on the plant that produces profound but temporary sensory and psy

Despite challenges by the federal government to restrict the use of peyote, the Native American Church, which uses the hallucinogenic cactus as a religious sacr

The first substantial study of a Mexican Indian society that more than any other has preserved much of its ancient way of life and religion.

An examination of the vibrant traditional and folk arts inspired by the sacramental use of peyote by members of the Native American Church