Richard Evans Schultes, Robert F Raffauf

Vine of the Soul

Medicine Men, Their Plants and Rituals in the Colombian Amazonia

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Vine of the Soul is an exceptional photographic essay accompanied by detailed descriptions of the Amazonians’ use of medicinal and other sacred plant substances.  Over 160 documentary photos, some of the most signifi cant ever taken on the subject, bring the reader along a journey to a world in which healing with plants, ritual and magic play an essential role in everyday life. Richard Evans Schultes, former Director of the Botanical Museum of Harvard University, led an extraordinary life that bridged the worlds of academia and tribal cultures. Carrying out extensive fi eld studies since 1939 as an ethnobotanist and conservationist, Schultes has received acclaim from many sources, including the Cross of Boyacá— Colombia’s highest honor, the Tyler Prize for environmental achievement, the Linnean Gold Medal, the highest prize a botanist can receive, and many more.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Synergetic Press
• 2nd edition
• Seitenzahl: 290
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. Januar 2003
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 253mm x 215mm x 18mm
• Gewicht: 848g
• ISBN-13: 9780907791317
• ISBN-10: 090779131X
• Artikelnr.: 22462239

Autorenporträt

Robert F. Raffauf spent 25 years in the pharmaceutical industry concentrating on the search for novel medicinal agents from natural sources, which included several expeditions to Amazon with Dr. Schultes. He was a fellow of the Linnean Society of London, and the American Association for the Advancement of Science, and a Research Associate of the Botanical Museum of Harvard University.