Rock Crystals & Peyote Dreams.Rock Crystals & Peyote peyote (pāō`tē), spineless cactus (Lophophora williamsii), ingested by indigenous people in Mexico and the United States to produce visions. Dreams Peter T. Furst University of Utah Press The University of Utah Press is a university press that is part of the University of Utah. External link
1795 East South Campus Drive, #101, Salt Lake City, UT 84112-9402 www.uofupress.com 0874808693 $45.00 1-800-773-6672 Author Peter T. Furst, whose lifelong encounter with the intellectual culture and society of the Huichol native people of Mexico's Sierra Madre Occidental Sierra Madre Oc·ci·den·tal A mountain range of northwest Mexico running parallel to the Pacific coastline and adjoining the Mexican plateau. It extends for about 1,609 km (1,000 mi) southward from the border of Arizona. Noun 1. first begin in the 1960s, presents Rock Crystals & Peyote Dreams: Explorations In The Huichol Universe, an updated collection of numerous articles about Huichol life that Furst has previously published over the years. A common thread of personal reminiscence rem·i·nis·cence n. 1. The act or process of recollecting past experiences or events. 2. An experience or event recollected: "Her mind seemed wholly taken up with reminiscences of past gaiety" and background explanations permeates the writings, which often feature stories quoted from Huichol myth and legend. Smoothly blended into an unbroken narrative flow, Rock Crystals & Peyote Dreams is an unforgettable exploration of the Huichol physical and spiritual way of life. |
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