{"product_id":"food-of-the-gods-the-search-for-the-original-tree-of-knowledge-a-radical-history-of-plants-drugs-and-human-evolution-9780553371307","title":"Food of the Gods: The Search for the Original Tree of Knowledge a Radical History of Plants, Drugs, and Human Evolution","description":"\u003cb\u003e\"Deserves to be the modern classic on mind-altering drugs and hallucinogens.\"--\u003ci\u003eThe Washington Post\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eEthnobotanist Terence Mckenna, hailed by Tom Robbins as \"the most important--and most entertaining--visionary scholar in America,\" explores humanity's symbiotic relationship with spirits, tobacco, marijuana, opium, psilocybin, and more, from prehistoric times to today.\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? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eFood of the Gods\u003c\/i\u003e, 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Terence McKenna\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Bantam\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/01\/1993\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 336\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.99lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.14h x 6.00w x 0.88d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780553371307","brand":"Ripon Bookstore","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44149283651629,"sku":"9780553371307","price":22.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0681\/0501\/1245\/files\/img_734364f5-0b50-42b6-bbea-150887510cd0.jpg?v=1757278428","url":"https:\/\/riponbookstore.com\/products\/food-of-the-gods-the-search-for-the-original-tree-of-knowledge-a-radical-history-of-plants-drugs-and-human-evolution-9780553371307","provider":"Ripon Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}