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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.
The text is lavishly illustrated with over 350 rare photographs of plants, people, ceremonies, and art related to the ritual use of the world's sacred psychoactive flora. "Carefully researched, beautifully written, and abundantly illustrated, this book reminds us that use of hallucinogenic plants has been a fundamental part of human experience for millennia" Michael R. Aldrich, PH. D., Curator Fitz Hugh Ludlow Library |
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Specifications:7 5/8 x 10 3/8 in. 19,5 x 26,5 cm 208 pages Over 350 illustrations, mainly in full colour
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Contents:Preface Introduction What are Plant Hallucinogens? The Plant Kingdom Phytochemical Research on Sacred Plants Geography of Usage and Botanical Range Plant Lexicon Who uses Hallucinogenic Plants Overview of Plant Use The most important Hallucinogenic Plants Mainstay of the Heavans The Hexing Herbs The Nectar of Delight St. Anthony's Fire Holy Flower of the North Star Guide to the Ancestors Beans of the Hekula Spirit Seeds of Civilizations The Magic Drink of the Amazon Ayahuasca Analogs Trumpets of the Angels The Tracks of the Little Deer Little Flowers of the Gods Diviner's Sage Cactus of the Four Winds Vines of the Serpent Semen of the Sun Gateway to Dreamtime Chemical Structure of Hallucinogens Uses of Hallucinogens in Medicine Epilogue Bibliography Index |
Authors:Richard Evans Schultes is a Jeffrey Professor of biology and director of the Botanical Museum at Harvard University (Emeritus).
Albert Hofmann, discoverer of LSD, is the retired director of the Pharmaceutical-Chemical Research Laboratories of Sandoz, Ltd., in Basle, Switzerland. Together they have presented a fascinating and moving testimoney of the use of hallucinogens throughout history and across the planet.
Christian Rätsch, a specialist in the cultural use of psychoactive plants, is the author of numerous bnooks. A resident of Germany, he is currently serving as the president of the German Society for Ethnomedicine. |
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