Bibliograph

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

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

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (p. 293-299) and index

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Food of the gods

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

45078669

Responsibility statement

Terence McKenna

Sub title

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

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

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