"Amanita muscaria": The Gorgeous Mushroom

"Amanita muscaria": The Gorgeous Mushroom

The Amanita muscaria, speckled with tiny, soft conical white patches, is one of the most beautiful mushrooms in the world of fungi. The uses of this mushroom in Europe and Japan are discussed, and ethnomycologist Gordon Wasson's beliefs about the relationship between mushrooms and humans are ex...

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Veröffentlicht in:Asian folklore studies 1994-01, Vol.53 (1), p.163-167
1. Verfasser: Whelan, Christal
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Amanita
Beliefs
Flies
Issues
Japan
Mushrooms
Recipes and menus
Social aspects
Social life & customs
Wasson, R Gordon
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Zusammenfassung:The Amanita muscaria, speckled with tiny, soft conical white patches, is one of the most beautiful mushrooms in the world of fungi. The uses of this mushroom in Europe and Japan are discussed, and ethnomycologist Gordon Wasson's beliefs about the relationship between mushrooms and humans are expressed.
ISSN:0385-2342
1882-6865
DOI:10.2307/1178564