Description: Breath and Smoke explores the uses of tobacco among the Maya of Central America, revealing tobacco as a key topic in pre-Columbian art, iconography, and hieroglyphics.
Brief description: Jennifer Loughmiller-Cardinal is a member of the Raman Forensics Laboratory in the Chemistry Department at the University at Albany. She is a contributor to Ancient Psychoactive Substances.
Review Quotes: From artifacts, hieroglyphs, and iconography to folk tales and oral histories, the study of tobacco facilitates a nuanced and sophisticated portrayal of ancient and contemporary Maya. . . . This collection rewards a close read.--David Carey Jr., American Indian Culture and Research Journal