ISBN10: 0712670386, ISBN13: 9780712670388, [publisher: Ebury Publishing, London] Softcover Paperback. A journey is some of the Earth's most endangered people in the remote Upper Amazon. . . . a look at the rituals of the Bwiti cults of Gabon and Zaire. . . . . a field watch on the easting habits of 'stoned' apes and chimpanzees - these adventures are all a part of ethnobotanis t Terence McKenna's extraordinary quest to discover the fruit of the Tree of Knowledge. He wonders why, as a species, we are so fascinated by altered states of consciousness. Can you reveal something about our origins as human beings and our place in nature? As an odyssey of mind, body and spirit, Food of the Gods is one of the most fascinating and suprising histories of consciousness ever written And as a daring work of scholarship and exploration, it offers an inspiring vision for individual fulfilment and a humane basis for our interaction which each other and with the natural world. 'Brilliant, provocative, opinionated, poetic and inspiring. . . . . Essenti al reading for anyone who ever wondered why people take drugs. Rupert Sheldrake. Reissued because of the current interest in Ecstasy, this is McKenna's extraordinary quest to discover the fruit of the Tree of Knowledge. He wonders why we are so fascinated by altered states of consciousness, do they reveal something about our origins as human beings and our place in nature? Shipping may be from our Sydney, ...
Show/Hide image

ISBN10: 0712670386, ISBN13: 9780712670388, [publisher: Ebury Publishing, London] Softcover Paperback. A journey is some of the Earth's most endangered people in the remote Upper Amazon. . . . a look at the rituals of the Bwiti cults of Gabon and Zaire. . . . . a field watch on the easting habits of 'stoned' apes and chimpanzees - these adventures are all a part of ethnobotanis t Terence McKenna's extraordinary quest to discover the fruit of the Tree of Knowledge. He wonders why, as a species, we are so fascinated by altered states of consciousness. Can you reveal something about our origins as human beings and our place in nature? As an odyssey of mind, body and spirit, Food of the Gods is one of the most fascinating and suprising histories of consciousness ever written And as a daring work of scholarship and exploration, it offers an inspiring vision for individual fulfilment and a humane basis for our interaction which each other and with the natural world. 'Brilliant, provocative, opinionated, poetic and inspiring. . . . . Essenti al reading for anyone who ever wondered why people take drugs. Rupert Sheldrake. Reissued because of the current interest in Ecstasy, this is McKenna's extraordinary quest to discover the fruit of the Tree of Knowledge. He wonders why we are so fascinated by altered states of consciousness, do they reveal something about our origins as human beings and our place in nature? Shipping may be from our UK ...
Show/Hide image

London Ebury Publishing 1999 Mass-market paperback New in new dust jacket.

ISBN10: 0712670386, ISBN13: 9780712670388, [publisher: Rider] Softcover 1999. Later Edition. Paperback. Reissued because of the current interest in Ecstasy, this is McKenna's extraordinary quest to discover the fruit of the Tree of Knowledge. He wonders why we are so fascinated by altered states of consciousness, do they reveal something about our origins as human beings and our place in nature? Num Pages: 336 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: JFFH1; VXA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 27. Weight in Grams: 310. . . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland.
[Olney, MD, U.S.A.] [Publication Year: 1999]

ISBN10: 0712670386, ISBN13: 9780712670388, [publisher: Ebury Publishing 1999-05-06, London] Softcover Language: ENG
[London, United Kingdom] [Publication Year: 1999]

Paperback / softback. New. New Book; Fast Shipping from UK; Not signed; Not First Edition; Terence McKenna (1946–2000) was an American ethnobotanist, psychonaut and author noted for his knowledge of psychedelics, metaphysics and subjects ranging from shamanism to the origins of language and civilization. His other books inc ISBN 0712670386 9780712670388 [GB]