Marijuana Medicine (Pocket)
avChristian Ratsch, John Baker, Christian Ratsch
ISBN: 9780892819331 - UTGIVEN: 200103MARIJUANA MEDICINE explores the role of hemp in medicinal systems spanning the globe. Cannabis has accompanied the development of human culture from its very beginnings and can be found in the healing traditions of cultures throughout Africa Asia Europe and the Americas. Even today it is an importan[...]
Shamanism and Tantra in the Himalayas (Inbunden)
avClaudia Muller-Ebeling, Christian Ratsch, Surendra Bahadur Shahi
ISBN: 9780892819133 - UTGIVEN: 200209The Himalayan kingdom of Nepal may be the only culture in the world where both shamanic and tantric techniques are still alive and in full practice today. The result of eighteen years of field research SHAMANISM AND TANTRA IN THE HIMALAYAS presents for the first time a comprehensive overview of sham[...]
Witchcraft Medicine (Häftad)
avClaudia Muller-Ebeling, Christian Ratsch, Wolf-Dieter Storl
ISBN: 9780892819713 - UTGIVEN: 200310An in-depth investigation of traditional European folk medicine and the healing arts of witches
- Explores the outlawed "alternative" medicine of witches suppressed by the state and the Church and how these plants can be used today
- Reveals that female shamanic medicine can [...]
The Encyclopedia of Psychoactive Plants (Inbunden)
avChristian Ratsch, Albert Hofmann, John R. Baker
ISBN: 9780892819782 - UTGIVEN: 200504He discusses their ritual and medicinal usage, cultural artefacts made from these plants and works of art that either represent or have been inspired by them. The author begins with 168 of the most well-known psychoactives - such as cannabis, datura and papaver - then presents 133 lesser known subst[...]
Plants of the Gods (Pocket)
avRichard Evans Schultes, Albert Hofmann, Christian Ratsch
ISBN: 9780892819799 - UTGIVEN: 200111World-renowned anthropologist and ethnopharmacologist Christian Ratsch provides the latest scientific updates to this classic work on psychoactive flora by two eminent researchers.- Numerous new and rare color photographs complement the completely revised and updated text.- Explores the uses of hall[...]
Pagan Christmas (Häftad)
avChristian Ratsch, Claudia Muller-Ebeling
ISBN: 9781594770920 - UTGIVEN: 200611An examination of the sacred botany and the pagan origins and rituals of Christmas reveals the symbolic significance of the many plants associated with Christmas and the shamanic rituals that are at the heart of the celebration. Original.[...]
The Encyclopedia of Aphrodisiacs (Inbunden)
avChristian Ratsch, Claudia Muller-Ebeling, Aida Sepic Williams
ISBN: 9781594771699 - UTGIVEN: 201302The culmination of more than 30 years of cultural, anthropological and scientific research, this encyclopaedia examines the botany, pharmacology, history, preparation, dosage and practical use of more than 400 erotically stimulating substances from antiquity to the present day.From plants and animal[...]
Shamanism and Tantra in the Himalayas (Inbunden)
avRatsch, Christian, Muller-Ebeling, Claudia, Shahi, Surendra Bahadur
ISBN: 9780500511084 - UTGIVEN: 2002-11-25The result of 18 years of research, this title presents an overview of shamanism based on the knowledge of the different tribes from the Himalayan kingdom of Nepal. It also contains: recipes, smoking mixtures, scientific tables and photographs of ritual objects and culturally significant plants.[...]
