The Attraction of Peyote: An Inquiry into the Basic Conditions for the Diffusion of the Peyote Religion in North America

Abstract\r......Page 5
Preface......Page 7
Introduction......Page 13
Table of Contents......Page 11
1. The Peyote \"Herb\" and Its Properties\r......Page 21
2. History and Diffusion of Peyote Religion......Page 29
3. Doctrine and Ritual......Page 43
1. Peyote among the Wind River Shoshoni......Page 51
2. Peyote Symbolism......Page 59
3. A Shoshoni Ritual Meeting......Page 61
1. The General Persuasion\r......Page 73
2. The Origin Legend of Peyote......Page 74
1. Trends of the Discussion......Page 79
2. The Peyote Religion as a Crisis Religion......Page 83
3. Peyote and the Situation of Cultural Shock......Page 89
4. Peyote as a Means of Personal Adjustment......Page 97
5. Peyote as a Medicine......Page 99
6. Peyote as an Expression of Religious and Ritual Continuity: \rPeyote and the \"Mescal Bean Cult\"......Page 108
7. Peyote as an Expression of Religious and Ritual Continuity: \rPeyote and the Vision Quest......Page 113
8. Peyotism and pan-Indianism......Page 123
9. The Facility of Peyote Religion......Page 132
10. The Role of the Peyote Proselytizer......Page 136
11. Peyote as an Instrument against White Domination......Page 145
12. Peyote Religion as an Alternative to Christianity and asa Form of Christianity......Page 147
13. Ghost Dance and Peyote......Page 158
1. A Question of Value......Page 163
2. Peyote and the \"Pharmacological\" Theory of Religious Origins......Page 169
3. The Religious Factor in the Adoption of Peyote Religion\r......Page 173
1. A Scale of Causes......Page 179
2. The Growth and Development of the Peyote Religion......Page 181
3. Factors Enhancing the Diffusion of the Peyote Religion......Page 187
4. Factors Restricting the Acceptance of the Peyote Religion\r......Page 196
5. The Appeal of Peyote......Page 203
Bibliography......Page 209
Index......Page 230