{"product_id":"food-of-the-gods-the-search-for-the-original-tree-of-knowledge-a-radical-history-of-plants-drugs-and-human-evolution","title":"Food of the Gods: The Search for the Original Tree of Knowledge a Radical History of Plants, Drugs, and Human Evolution","description":"\u003cb\u003eAn exploration of humans' symbiotic relationships with plants and chemicals presents information on prehistoric partnership societies, the roles of spices and spirits in the rise of dominator societies; and the politics of tobacco, tea, coffee, opium, and alcohol. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhy, as a species, are humans so fascinated by altered states of consciousness? Can altered states reveal something to us about our origins and our place in nature? In \u003ci\u003eFood of the Gods\u003c\/i\u003e, ethnobotanist Terence McKenna's research on man's ancient relationship with chemicals opens a doorway to the divine, and perhaps a solution for saving our troubled world. McKenna provides a revisionist look at the historical role of drugs in the East and the West, from ancient spice, sugar, and rum trades to marijuana, cocaine, synthetics, and even television--illustrating the human desire for the \"food of the gods\" and the powerful potential to replace abuse of illegal drugs with a shamanic understanding, insistence on community, reverence for nature, and increased self-awareness. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003ePraise for \u003ci\u003eFood of the Gods\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"Deserves to be the modern classic on mind-altering drugs and hallucinogens.\"\u003cb\u003e--\u003ci\u003eThe Washington Post\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"Terence McKenna is the most important--and most entertaining--visionary scholar in America.\"\u003cb\u003e--Tom Robbins\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"The culture's foremost spokesperson for the psychedelic experience . . . Those who know and enjoy Joseph Campbell's work will almost certainly appreciate McKenna.\"\u003cb\u003e--\u003ci\u003eL.A. Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"An eloquent proposal for recovering something vital--a sense of the sacred, the transcendent, the Absolute--before it's too late.\"\u003cb\u003e--Larry Dossey, M.D., author of \u003ci\u003eMeaning \u0026amp; Medicine\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eRecovering the Soul\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eSpace, Time \u0026amp; Machine\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\r","brand":"Terence McKenna","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44439938400492,"sku":"9780553371307","price":20.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0684\/1791\/3068\/files\/9780553371307.jpg?v=1708829927","url":"https:\/\/allstora.com\/products\/food-of-the-gods-the-search-for-the-original-tree-of-knowledge-a-radical-history-of-plants-drugs-and-human-evolution","provider":"Allstora","version":"1.0","type":"link"}