People of the Peyote

Explores the Huichol Indians of Mexico, who are best known for their worship of the peyote cactus. Eighteen essays explore Huichol ethnography, ethnohistory, shamanism, religion, mythology, art, ethnobotany, society, and other topics. The authors, including Huichol contributors, are an international array of scholars on the Huichols and indigenous peoples of Mexico.