{"product_id":"shroom-a-cultural-history-of-the-magic-mushroom-9780060828295","title":"Shroom: A Cultural History of the Magic Mushroom","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Andy Letcher\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Harper Perennial\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Harper Perennial\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Social History\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom the Back Cover\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDid mushroom tea kick-start ancient Greek philosophy? \u003cbr\u003eWas Alice's Adventures in Wonderland a thinly veiled psychedelic mushroom odyssey? \u003cbr\u003eIs Santa Claus really a magic mushroom in disguise?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe world of the magic mushroom is a place where shamans and hippies rub shoulders with psychiatrists, poets, and international bankers. Since its rediscovery only fifty years ago, this hallucinogenic fungus, once shunned in the West as the most pernicious of poisons, has inspired a plethora of folktales and urban legends. In this timely and definitive study, Andy Letcher chronicles the history of the magic mushroom--from its use by the Aztecs of Central America and the tribes of Siberia through to the present day--stripping away the myths and taking a critical and humorous look at the drug's more recent manifestations.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eInformative, lively, and impeccably researched, \u003cem\u003eShroom\u003c\/em\u003e is a unique and engaging exploration of this most extraordinary of psychedelics.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Harper Perennial","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":45116729098391,"sku":"9780060828295","price":1514.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9780060828295.webp?v=1767272031","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/shroom-a-cultural-history-of-the-magic-mushroom-9780060828295","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}