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Shroom: A Cultural History of the Magic Mushroom

Paperback / softback

Main Details

Title Shroom: A Cultural History of the Magic Mushroom
Authors and Contributors      By (author) Andy Letcher
Physical Properties
Format:Paperback / softback
Pages:384
Dimensions(mm): Height 200,Width 125
ISBN/Barcode 9780571227716
ClassificationsDewey:615.7883
Audience
General
Edition Main

Publishing Details

Publisher Faber & Faber
Imprint Faber & Faber
Publication Date 5 April 2007
Publication Country United Kingdom

Description

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.

Author Biography

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.

Reviews

"'Elegant and authoritative.' Independent on Sunday"