Pharmako poeia updated edition book

Pharmako / poeia makes a contribution to Modern poetics and cross - disciplinary study , in the distinguished tradition of the botanical herbal ( the tradition launched by Dioscorides in classical times , which reached perhaps its finest flourishing in the early Renaissance) This is literary work that takes as its subject the relation that has existed to throughout the world since ancient times between power plants and shamanic and literary creation. Forward by Gary Snider It’s a book about people , the plant -woman and men who for millennia investigated the properties of plants and learned to use them for healing , for their effects on the mind , for poisons. These ancient experts and traditional professionals knew and kept plant secrets close for generations, it’s a boon about knowledge, and secrets . Used good condition book Price is firm! Bundle more for discounted shipping