Description
Where the Gods Reign is an entire anthropological overview of the Amazon rainforest ecosystem, containing chapters on rivers, ethnic groups, cultural activities, rubber and coca plants, drugs and drugs, and others. Beautiful photographs taken by Dr. Schultes all the way through the ‘40s and ‘50s are accompanied by explanatory text, providing a vivid illustration of the evolutionary relationship between mankind and the biomes inside of which we are living. Richard Evans Schultes is regarded as the daddy of brand new ethnobotany and this article, a companion to Vine of the Soul, is a classic within the field.