Where the Gods Reign is a complete anthropological overview of the Amazon rainforest ecosystem, containing chapters on rivers, ethnic groups, cultural activities, rubber and coca plants, drugs and medicines, and others. Beautiful photographs taken by Dr. Schultes during the ’40s and ’50s are accompanied by explanatory text, providing a vivid illustration of the evolutionary relationship between mankind and the biomes within which we live. Richard Evans Schultes is considered the father of modern ethnobotany and this text, a companion to Vine of the Soul, is a classic in the field.
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Why this book matters
- A comprehensive anthropological portrait of the Amazon rainforest ecosystem by the father of modern ethnobotany, Richard Evans Schultes
- Stunning photographs from Schultes’ field expeditions in the 1940s and ’50s — a visual record of cultures and landscapes now dramatically changed
- Covers rivers, ethnic groups, sacred plants, medicines, and the deep evolutionary relationship between humans and Amazonian biomes
- A classic companion to Vine of the Soul — together forming the most important photographic and ethnobotanical record of the Colombian Amazon
- Essential reading for ethnobotanists, ecologists, anthropologists, and anyone drawn to the living intelligence of the Amazon
