Visionary Art of the Americas: Hemispheric Transculturations, Hallucinogens, Politics, Aesthetics, and Mass Consumer Culture in the United States, Mexico, and Colombia

Latin American and North American authors used hallucinatory practices and substances as elements of their own hemispheric heritage, gaining mainstream acceptance and support. This book explores the heterogeneity of hallucinogenic experience in the Americas, with scholarly attention to hallucinogens as the ultimate expression of organic intelligence more important than ever.

Format: Hardback
Length: 270 pages
Publication date: 28 November 2023
Publisher: Lexington Books

Many Latin American and North American authors embraced hallucinatory practices and substances as integral components of their own hemispheric heritage, diverging from their European predecessors in their exploration of hallucinogens and aesthetics. The narratives analyzed in Visionary Art of the Americas: Hemispheric Transculturations, Hallucinogens, Politics, Aesthetics, and Mass Consumer Culture in the United States, Mexico, and Colombia truly come to life when considered within a broader spectrum of visionary traditions, spanning from non-Western sources in the Orient and Africa to those in the Americas. These narratives, often marginalized alongside their users, have experienced a gradual rise in mainstream acceptance and support, despite being viewed as a colonial anathema and a sacred pre-Columbian ritual.

The diverse range of films and texts examined in this book serves as a testament to the profound heterogeneity of hallucinogenic experiences in the Americas. It is crucial that scholarly attention continues to focus on hallucinogens as the ultimate manifestation of organic intelligence, recognizing their profound significance in shaping cultural and social landscapes.

Weight: 549g
Dimension: 236 x 157 x 21 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781666934076