A gripping investigation that opens up fresh perspectives on biology and anthropology to deliver an inspiring manifesto for unprejudiced scientific inquiry
A gripping investigation that opens up fresh perspectives on biology and anthropology to deliver an inspiring manifesto for unprejudiced scientific inquiry
Jeremy Narby studied history at the University of Canterbury and received a PhD in anthropology from Stanford University. For two years he lived with the Ashaninca Indians in the Peruvian Amazon, studying their methods of using the rainforest's resources. He lives in Switzerland with his wife and children.
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The Cosmic Serpent Chapter 1: Forest Television Chapter 2: Anthropologists and Shamans Chapter 3: The Mother of the Mother of Tobacco Is a Snake Chapter 4: Enigma in Rio Chapter 5: Defocalizing Chapter 6: Seeing Correspondences Chapter 7: Myths and Molecules Chapter 8: Through the Eyes of an Ant Chapter 9: Receptors and Transmitters Chapter 10: Biology's Blind Spot Chapter 11: "What Took You So Long?" Notes Bibliography Acknowledgments Permissions and Credits Index Bibliographic Index
The Cosmic Serpent Chapter 1: Forest Television Chapter 2: Anthropologists and Shamans Chapter 3: The Mother of the Mother of Tobacco Is a Snake Chapter 4: Enigma in Rio Chapter 5: Defocalizing Chapter 6: Seeing Correspondences Chapter 7: Myths and Molecules Chapter 8: Through the Eyes of an Ant Chapter 9: Receptors and Transmitters Chapter 10: Biology's Blind Spot Chapter 11: "What Took You So Long?" Notes Bibliography Acknowledgments Permissions and Credits Index Bibliographic Index
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