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- 0553371304
- Book Title
- Food of the Gods : The Search for the Original Tree of Knowledge a Radical History of Plants, Drugs, and Human Evolution
- Item Length
- 9in
- Publisher
- Random House Publishing Group
- Publication Year
- 1993
- Format
- Trade Paperback
- Language
- English
- Item Height
- 0.9in
- Genre
- Self-Help, Psychology, Body, Mind & Spirit, Science, Social Science
- Topic
- Life Sciences / Ecology, Entheogens & Visionary Substances, Substance Abuse & Addictions / Drugs, Life Sciences / Evolution, Anthropology / General, Psychopathology / Addiction
- Item Width
- 6in
- Item Weight
- 14.4 Oz
- Number of Pages
- 336 Pages
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An exploration of humans' symbiotic relationships with plants and chemicals presents information on prehistoric partnership societies, the roles of spices and spirits in the rise of dominator societies; and the politics of tobacco, tea, coffee, opium, and alcohol. Why, as a species, are humans so fascinated by altered states of consciousness? Can altered states reveal something to us about our origins and our place in nature? In Food of the Gods , ethnobotanist Terence McKenna's research on man's ancient relationship with chemicals opens a doorway to the divine, and perhaps a solution for saving our troubled world. McKenna provides a revisionist look at the historical role of drugs in the East and the West, from ancient spice, sugar, and rum trades to marijuana, cocaine, synthetics, and even television--illustrating the human desire for the "food of the gods" and the powerful potential to replace abuse of illegal drugs with a shamanic understanding, insistence on community, reverence for nature, and increased self-awareness. Praise for Food of the Gods "Deserves to be the modern classic on mind-altering drugs and hallucinogens." -- The Washington Post "Terence McKenna is the most important--and most entertaining--visionary scholar in America." --Tom Robbins "The culture's foremost spokesperson for the psychedelic experience . . . Those who know and enjoy Joseph Campbell's work will almost certainly appreciate McKenna." -- L.A. Weekly "An eloquent proposal for recovering something vital--a sense of the sacred, the transcendent, the Absolute--before it's too late." --Larry Dossey, M.D., author of Meaning & Medicine , Recovering the Soul , and Space, Time & Machine
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Random House Publishing Group
ISBN-10
0553371304
ISBN-13
9780553371307
eBay Product ID (ePID)
439599
Product Key Features
Book Title
Food of the Gods : The Search for the Original Tree of Knowledge a Radical History of Plants, Drugs, and Human Evolution
Format
Trade Paperback
Language
English
Topic
Life Sciences / Ecology, Entheogens & Visionary Substances, Substance Abuse & Addictions / Drugs, Life Sciences / Evolution, Anthropology / General, Psychopathology / Addiction
Publication Year
1993
Genre
Self-Help, Psychology, Body, Mind & Spirit, Science, Social Science
Number of Pages
336 Pages
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Item Length
9in
Item Height
0.9in
Item Width
6in
Item Weight
14.4 Oz
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"Deserves to be the modern classic on mind-altering drugs and hallucinogens." -- The Washington Post "Terence McKenna is the most important--and most entertaining--visionary scholar in America." --Tom Robbins "The culture's foremost spokesperson for the psychedelic experience . . . Those who know and enjoy Joseph Campbell's work will almost certainly appreciate McKenna." -- L.A. Weekly "An eloquent proposal for recovering something vital--a sense of the sacred, the transcendent, the Absolute--before it's too late." --Larry Dossey, M.D., author of Meaning & Medicine , Recovering the Soul , and Space, Time & Machine
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91-030534
Dewey Decimal
362.29
Dewey Edition
20
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- Jan 23, 2019Top favourable review
Seminal work on human psychological evolution
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- Apr 13, 2011
Some people would like all copies of this book burnt
- Jan 24, 2018
Food of the Gods is very interesting and enlightening!
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