Plants of the Gods: Their Sacred, Healing, and Hallucinogenic

Plants of the Gods: Their Sacred, Healing, and Hallucinogenic Powers

World-renowned anthropologist and ethnopharmacologist Christian Ratsch provides the latest scientific updates to this classic work on psychoactive flora by two eminent researchers.

â‚¬ Numerous new and rare color photographs complement the completely revised and updated text.

â‚¬ Explores the uses of hallucinogenic plants in shamanic rituals throughout the world.

â‚¬ Cross-referenced by plant, illness, preparation, season of collection, and chemical constituents.

Three scientific titans join forces to completely revise the classic text on the ritual uses of psychoactive plants. They provide a fascinating testimony of these "plants of the gods," tracing their uses throughout the world and their significance in shaping culture and history. In the traditions of every culture, plants have been highly valued for their nourishing, healing, and transformative properties. The most powerful of those plants, which are known to transport the human mind into other dimensions of consciousness, have always been regarded as sacred. The authors detail the uses of hallucinogens in sacred shamanic rites while providing lucid explanations of the biochemistry of these plants and the cultural prayers, songs, and dances associated with them. The text is lavishly illustrated with 400 rare photographs of plants, people, ceremonies, and art related to the ritual use of the world's sacred psychoactive flora.
Country USA
Brand Healing Arts Press
Manufacturer Healing Arts Press
Binding Paperback
ItemPartNumber 9780892819799
Model 9780892819799
ReleaseDate 2001-11-01
UnitCount 1
EANs 9780892819799

Plants of the Gods: Their Sacred, Healing, and Hallucinogenic Powers

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Country	USA
Brand	Healing Arts Press
Manufacturer	Healing Arts Press
Binding	Paperback
ItemPartNumber	9780892819799
Model	9780892819799
ReleaseDate	2001-11-01
UnitCount	1
EANs	9780892819799