{"product_id":"plants-of-the-gods-their-sacred-healing-and-hallucinogenic-powers-paperback","title":"Plants of the Gods: Their Sacred, Healing, and Hallucinogenic Powers - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eRichard Evans Schultes\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eAlbert Hofmann\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eChristian Rätsch\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWorld-renowned anthropologist and ethnopharmacologist Christian Ratsch provides the latest scientific updates to this classic work on psychoactive flora by two eminent researchers. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e- Numerous new and rare color photographs complement the completely revised and updated text. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e- Explores the uses of hallucinogenic plants in shamanic rituals throughout the world. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e- Cross-referenced by plant, illness, preparation, season of collection, and chemical constituents. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThree 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.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eChristian Rätsch, Ph.D. (1957 - 2022), was a world-renowned anthropologist and ethnopharmacologist who specialized in the shamanic uses of plants. He is the author of \u003ci\u003eThe Encyclopedia of Psychoactive Plants\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eMarijuana Medicine\u003c\/i\u003e, and coauthor of \u003ci\u003eShamanism and Tantra in the Himalayas\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eWitchcraft Medicine\u003c\/i\u003e. He lived in Hamburg, Germany, and lectured around the world. Richard Evans Schultes (1915-2001) was a Jeffrey Professor of Biology and Director of the Botanical Museum at Harvard University, considered by many to be the father of modern ethnobotany. Albert Hofmann (1906-2008), discoverer of LSD, was a world renowned research biochemist.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 208\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.57 x 10.32 x 7.64 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e November 01, 2001\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51772911092000,"sku":"9780892819799","price":29.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/b6b7c3972f11d21fccebd4046ae90c59.webp?v=1780416456","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/plants-of-the-gods-their-sacred-healing-and-hallucinogenic-powers-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}