TY  - BOOK
AU  - Hillman,D.C.A.
TI  - The chemical muse: drug use and the roots of Western civilization 
SN  - 9780312352493 (alk. paper)
AV  - HV 5801 H654c  2008
U1  - 362.29 
PY  - 2008///
CY  - New York
PB  - Thomas Dunne Books/St. Martin's Press
KW  - Drug abuse
KW  - History
KW  - Drugs
KW  - Social aspects
KW  - Abuso de drogas
KW  - Historia
KW  - Drogas
KW  - Aspectos sociales
N1  - Includes bibliographical references (pages [231]-235) and index
N2  - In the ancient civilizations of Greece and Rome, drugs were vital for use in medicine, religious ceremonies, and war campaigns. Citing examples in myths, medicinal texts, and literature, this book shows how drugs influenced and inspired the artists, philosophers, and politicians whose ideas have formed the basis for civilization as we know it
UR  - http://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip0817/2008018430.html
ER  -