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| Original Title: | Where the Gods Reign: Plants and Peoples of the Colombian Amazon |
| ISBN: | 0907791131 (ISBN13: 9780907791133) |
| Edition Language: | English |
Richard Evans Schultes
Paperback | Pages: 306 pages Rating: 4.64 | 28 Users | 7 Reviews
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| Title | : | Where the Gods Reign: Plants and Peoples of the Colombian Amazon |
| Author | : | Richard Evans Schultes |
| Book Format | : | Paperback |
| Book Edition | : | Anniversary Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 306 pages |
| Published | : | January 2nd 2018 by Synergetic Press (first published January 1st 1988) |
| Categories | : | Travel. Nonfiction |
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Where the Gods Reign is a complete anthropological overview of the Amazon rainforest ecosystem, containing chapters on rivers, ethnic groups, cultural activities, rubber and coca plants, drugs and medicines, and others. Beautiful photographs taken by Dr. Schultes during the '40s and '50s are accompanied by explanatory text, providing a vivid illustration of the evolutionary relationship between mankind and the biomes within which we live. Richard Evans Schultes is considered the father of modern ethnobotany and this text, a companion to Vine of the Soul, is a classic in the field.Rating Epithetical Books Where the Gods Reign: Plants and Peoples of the Colombian Amazon
Ratings: 4.64 From 28 Users | 7 ReviewsComment On Epithetical Books Where the Gods Reign: Plants and Peoples of the Colombian Amazon
A strong book that both offers beautiful photography of the Colombian Amazon, and a detailed examination of the flora, fauna and aboriginal societies therein. This book is rather old, and given current trends, there's a good possibility that a number of these tribes may be extinct. I lost my copy a few years ago and I am aching for another.Very early in human pre-history certain members of the community acquired a better knowledge of the properties of plants than their fellows and gradually they became leaders and even spiritual powers. The medicine-man has persisted in aboriginal societies everywhere.
A lovely book of photos and info by genius ethnobotanist Schultes. Only downside is he could have used a copy editor.
Schultes' work is priceless. The gamut of knowledge within each of his books has aided me in understanding plant life and their interaction with people substantially. This is a must read for anyone interested in Ethnography or Ethnobotany.
B&W photos (lower quality bc many of these were quite old) with short informative text abt Schutles's observations and studies. Good for someone who has minor interest (or even deep interest) in Amazonian plants and peoples.
A strong book that both offers beautiful photography of the Colombian Amazon, and a detailed examination of the flora, fauna and aboriginal societies therein. This book is rather old, and given current trends, there's a good possibility that a number of these tribes may be extinct. I lost my copy a few years ago and I am aching for another.
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