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Mike Jay: Mescaline: A global history of the first psychedelic
October 4, 2019 @ 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm PDT
MIKE JAY is an author and cultural historian who has written widely on the history of drugs. His books include High Society: mind-altering drugs in history and culture and his latest, Mescaline: a global history of the first psychedelic. He is based in London, UK. More at mikejay.net
Mescaline: a global history of the first psychedelic explores its mind-altering effects across cultures from the ancient Americas to western modernity. From pre-Inca temple cults in the Andes to indigenous peyote use in Mexico, the Native American Church to the experiences of William James, Walter Benjamin and Hunter S. Thompson, it is an enthralling narrative of mescaline’s many lives.