Opium Culture: The Art and Ritual of the Chinese Tradition
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| Rating | : | 4.94 (949 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1594770751 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 256 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2017-11-27 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
A must Awesome work detailed!. "perfect description of the tools and feel of opium" according to bentley. Just what a historical novelist is looking for, the color of the pipe, the look of the smoke, the cloying, decadent opium den. Nice copy as well.. JahShaman said Opium a healing substance used in Early Civilizations rituals.. This is an excellent book on the mystic substance opium. It has been used for thousands of years to heal, for meditation , to see visions and recreationally. Even the early US citizens used opium extracts sold legally before banned. The lure of opium is a seductive one tied to the Goddesses, their intense sexuality and empires far older than earth. This book explains the real opium vibe not the drug hysteria analogies that caused drugs to first be made illegal
He studied at the University of California at Berkeley and the Sorbonne in Paris and has worked as a writer, translator, magazine editor, and professor. . He now lives in retirement in Thailand. Peter Lee was born in Peking, China, in 1936
Yet today very little accurate information is available regarding a substance that for 300 years was central to the lives of millions of people throughout the world.In Opium Culture Peter Lee presents a fascinating narrative that covers every aspect of the art and craft of opium use. A detailed study of the history and usage of opium• Explores the use of opium as a major healing herb and a popular relaxant• Details the opium practices adhered to in the Chinese tradition• Includes information on the suppression of opium by the modern pharmaceutical industryOpium. The very sound of the word conjures images of secret rooms in exotic lands, where languid smokers lounge dreamily in a blue haze of fragrant poppy smoke, inhaling from long bamboo pipes held over the ruby flame of the jade lamp. Starting with a concise account of opium’s long and colorful history and the
Any student, health professional, herbalist, ethnobotanist, lover of Chinese culture, or person interested in the history of medicine will want to own and read this book." (Steven R. Opium is presented as herbal medicine whose alkaloids produce a hardy balance of effects that aren’t stuporous, but stimulating." (Charles Hayes)"This book is among the best I have read on this powerful plant medicine that is so important in traditional and modern medicine. King, Ph.D., HerbalGram, No. "Unique among books on the topic, Opium Culture takes a nativist view of the customs surrounding opium in China, dispersing the romance and propaganda th