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Culture's Catalyst
Fannie Kahan
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Description for Culture's Catalyst
Paperback. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: HBJK; HRCC; MBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 272.
In 1956, pioneering psychedelic researchers Abram Hoffer and Humphry Osmond were invited to join members of the Red Pheasant First Nation near North Battleford, Saskatchewan, to participate in a peyote ceremony hosted by the Native American Church of Canada.
Inspired by their experience, they wrote a series of essays explaining and defending the consumption of peyote and the practice of peyotism. They enlisted the help of Hoffer's sister, journalist Fannie Kahan, and worked closely with her to document the religious ceremony and write a history of peyote, culminating in a defense of its use as a healing and spiritual ... Read more
In 1956, pioneering psychedelic researchers Abram Hoffer and Humphry Osmond were invited to join members of the Red Pheasant First Nation near North Battleford, Saskatchewan, to participate in a peyote ceremony hosted by the Native American Church of Canada.
Inspired by their experience, they wrote a series of essays explaining and defending the consumption of peyote and the practice of peyotism. They enlisted the help of Hoffer's sister, journalist Fannie Kahan, and worked closely with her to document the religious ceremony and write a history of peyote, culminating in a defense of its use as a healing and spiritual ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
University of Manitoba Press Canada
Number of pages
176
Condition
New
Number of Pages
176
Place of Publication
Winnipeg, Canada
ISBN
9780887558146
SKU
V9780887558146
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About Fannie Kahan
Fannie Kahan (1922-1978) was born in southern Saskatchewan. She was a journalist and the author of a number of books, including Brains and Bricks: The History of the Yorkton Psychiatric Centre (1965) and A Different Drummer: The History of the Saskatchewan Psychiatric Nurses' Association (1973).
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