Tales of a Shaman's Apprentice
South American Indians
Botany, medical
Ethnobotany
Medicine, research
Rain forests
Traditional medicine
Indians of South America
Medicinal plants
Botany
Medicine
Description and travel
"Fascinating and highly readable account of an ethnobotanist's research on medicinal plants and hallucinogens among the Trio and Oyana of Suriname/Brazil and the Yanomamo of Venezuela. In view of the declining importance of shamanism and loss of plant knowledge due to rapid cultural change, author e…
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