Sacred bliss: a spiritual history of cannabis

Introduction: Cannabis, consciousness, and healing

Vedānta, Sādhu priests, and the "Lord of Bhang"

Shamans, Sufis, and the "Green Man"

Chinese pharmacopoeia and the golden flower

Dagga cults, Coptic churches, and the Rastafari

Peak-experiences and the ineffable

Hashish eaters, hobbits' leaf, and the pantagruelion

Afterword: Fierce bliss.