An edition of Food of the gods (1992)

Food of the gods

the search for the original tree of knowledge : a radical history of plants, drugs, and human evolution

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An edition of Food of the gods (1992)

Food of the gods

the search for the original tree of knowledge : a radical history of plants, drugs, and human evolution

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Publisher
Bantam Books
Language
English
Pages
311

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Table of Contents

Shamanism: setting the stage
The magic in food
The search for the original tree of knowledge
Plants and primates: postcards from the stoned age
Habit as culture and religion
The high plains of eden
Searching for Soma: the golden vedic enigma
Twilight in Eden: Minoan Crete and the Eleusinian mystery
Alcohol and the alchemy of spirit
The ballad of the dreaming weavers: cannabis and culture
Complacencies of the peignois: sugar, coffee, tea, and chocolate
Smoke gets in your eyes: opium and tobacco
Synthetics: heroin, cocaine, and television
A brief history of psychedelics
Anticipating the archaic paradise.

Edition Notes

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Published in
New York

The Physical Object

Pagination
xxi, 311 p. :
Number of pages
311

ID Numbers

Open Library
OL21857296M
Internet Archive
foodofgodssearch0000mcke
ISBN 10
0553371304
OCLC/WorldCat
28318083, 45078669
Library Thing
28332
Goodreads
51660

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