Tales of a Shaman's Apprentice: An Ethnobotanist Searches for New Medicines in the Rain Forest 1101644699, 9781101644690

The fascinating account of a pioneering ethnobotanist’s travels in the Amazon—at once a gripping adventure story, a pass

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English Pages 352 Year 1994

Tales of a Shaman's Apprentice: An Ethnobotanist Searches for New Medicines in the Rain Forest
1101644699, 9781101644690

An ethnobotanist recounts his experiences in the rain forests tracking the shamans whose knowledge of the curative power

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Collection of essays offers a multi-layered understanding of the social complexities of rainforest practice and represen

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A diverse new anthology that traces the meaning and magic of the sorcerer's apprentice tale throughout history &q

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In Alchemy in the Rain Forest Jerry K. Jacka explores how the indigenous population of Papua New Guinea's Porgeran

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In Alchemy in the Rain Forest Jerry K. Jacka explores how the indigenous population of Papua New Guinea's highlands

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This is the first book to discuss the search for new physics in charged leptons, neutrons, and quarks in one coherent vo

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Mindell, the author of Dreambody (1982) and an experienced shaman who has encountered African, Native American, Australi

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Cover -- Half title -- Title -- Copyright -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- The Early Modern Period in J

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