Entheogens and the Development of Culture The Anthropology and Neurobiology of Ecstatic Experience

Name: Entheogens and the Development of Culture The Anthropology and Neurobiology of Ecstatic Experience
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ISBN: 9781583946008

ISBN-10: 1583946004

ISBN-13: 9781583946008

Edition: 2013

Authors: John Rush

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Mind-altering substances, according to many of the essays in this book, have played a major part not only in cultural development but also in human brain development. Researchers suggest that we purposely enhanced receptor sites in the brain, especially dopamine and serotonin, through the use of plants and fungi over a long period of time. The trade-off for lowered functioning and potential drug abuse was more creative thinking--or a leap in consciousness. Experiments in entheogen use led to the development of primitive medicine, in which certain mind-altering plants and fungi were imbibed to still fatigue, pain, or depression, while others were taken to promote hunger and libido. Our…

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List price: $32.95
Copyright year: 2013
Publisher: North Atlantic Books
Publication date: 7/30/2013
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 672
Size: 6.06" wide x 8.98" long x 1.38" tall
Weight: 1.958
Language: English

John A. Rush, PhD, ND, is a Professor of Anthropology at Sierra College, Rocklin, California who teaches courses in Physical Anthropology and Magic, Witchcraft and Religion. Dr. Rush’s publications includeClinical Anthropology: An Application of Anthropological Concepts within Clinical Settings(1996),Stress and Emotional Health: Applications of Clinical Anthropology(1999),Spiritual Tattoo: A Cultural History of Tattooing, Piercing, Scarification, Branding, and Implants(2005), andThe Twelve Gates: A Spiritual Passage through the Egyptian Books of the Dead(2007). He is also a Naturopathic Doctor and Medical Hypnotherapist in private practice.



Preface



Mind-Altering Substances, Decision Making, and Culture Building




Altered Consciousness and Drugs in Human Evolution




Cannabis and the Hebrew Bible




Hildegard of Bingen: Unveiling the Secrets of a Medieval High Priestess and Visionary




The Milk of the Goat Heiï¿½run: An Investigation into the Sacramental Use of Psychoactive Milk and Meat




The Significance of Pharmacological and Biological Indicators in Identifying Historical Uses of Amanita muscaria




Enter the Jaguar




Ravens' Bread and Other Manifestations of Fly Agaric in Classical and Biblical Literature




Democracy and the Dionysian Agenda




Virgil's Edible Tables




The Genesis of a Mushroom/Venus Religion in Mesoamerica




Sacred Mushrooms and Man: Diversity and Traditions in the World, with Special Reference to Psilocybe




The Soma Function in Jung's Analytical Psychology




R. Gordon Wasson: The Man, the Legend, the Myth: Beginning a New History of Magic Mushrooms, Ethnomycology, and the Psychedelic Revolution



Index