The peyote cult
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1. Front matter2. PREFACE3. ILLUSTRATIONS4. INTRODUCTION5. BOTANICAL AND PHYSIOLOGICAL ASPECTS OF PEYOTE6. THE ETHNOLOGY OF PEYOTISM7. COMPARATIVE STUDY OF PLAINS PEYOTISM8. PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECTS OF PEYOTISM9. HISTORICAL INTERPRETATIONS10. APPENDIX 1: PEYOTE IN MEXICO11. APPENDIX 2: PEYOTE AND THE MESCAL BEAN12. APPENDIX 3: PEYOTE AND TEO-NANACATL13. APPENDIX 4: “PLANT WORSHIP” IN MEXICO AND THE UNITED STATES14. APPENDIX 5: CHEMISTRY OF PEYOTE15. APPENDIX 6: PHYSIOLOGY OF PEYOTE16. APPENDIX 7: JOHN WILSON, THE REVEALER OF PEYOTE17. APPENDIX 8: CHRISTIAN ELEMENTS IN THE PEYOTE CULT18. APPENDIX 9: THE NATIVE AMERICAN CHURCH AND OTHER PEYOTE CHURCHES19. BIBLIOGRAPHY20. EXPLANATION OF PLATES