The Chemical Muse: Drug Use and the Roots of Western Civilization by D.C.A. Hillman

The Chemical Muse: Drug Use and the Roots of Western Civilization

D.C.A. Hillman

256 pages first pub 2008 (editions)

nonfiction history philosophy sociology challenging informative reflective slow-paced
Powered by AI (Beta)
Loading...

Description

The Chemical Muse uncovers decades of misdirection and obfuscation to reveal the history of widespread drug use in Ancient Rome and Greece. In the city-states that gave birth to Western civilization, drugs were an everyday element of a free societ...

Read more

Community Reviews

Loading...

Content Warnings

Loading...