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Vine of the soul : medicine men, their plants and rituals in the Colombian Amazonia / Richard Evans Schultes, Robert F. Raffauf ; preface by Wade Davis ; foreword by Sir Ghillean T. Prance ; epilogue by Michael J. Balick.
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View onlinePenn Museum Library F2270.1.M43 S3418 2004
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Schultes, Richard Evans.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Indians of South America--Medicine--Colombia.
- Indians of South America.
- Indians of South America--Ethnobotany--Colombia.
- Indians of South America--Colombia--Rites and ceremonies.
- Shamanism--Colombia.
- Shamanism.
- Ayahuasca ceremony--Colombia.
- Ayahuasca ceremony.
- Hallucinogenic plants--Collection and preservation--Colombia.
- Hallucinogenic plants.
- Hallucinogenic plants--Collection and preservation.
- Rites and ceremonies.
- Indians of South America--Ethnobotany.
- Indians of South America--Medicine.
- Colombia.
- Physical Description:
- vi, 282 pages : illustrations, maps ; 26 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Sante Fe, N.M. : Synergetic Press, [2004]
- Contents:
- Plants in Cosmic Communication 20
- Payes in the Community 64
- Plants of Secondary Importance 86
- Indian Beliefs 142
- Religion
- Superstitions
- Sacred Dances 164
- Music
- Masks
- Abodes of Spirits 192
- Forests
- Rivers and Rapids
- Mountains
- Caves and Crevasses
- Sculptured Rocks
- Births and Contraception 220
- Art and Architecture 230
- Petroglyphs
- Wall Paintings
- The Maloca and the Cosmos
- Hunting and Fishing Rituals and Plants 242
- Curare
- Fish Poisons.
- Notes:
- "This second edition is published in memory of the authors"--P. iv.
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 280-282).
- ISBN:
- 090779131X
- OCLC:
- 187721446
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